The Rise of “Movie-Set Urbanism”
I wish the author would hit the non-walkability a bit harder. To get from one section to another, cross a street. To get from one side to another, you have to cross several streets.<p>There is one area that did the same thing where I live (The Greene Town Center). I cannot simply think of why I would want to live there, and I was their target demographic! I really can&#x27;t walk around inside of The Greene without having to watch traffic (I am simply amazed at how recklessly folks drive in there). If you look at both the Greene and that picture, the roads are pervasive in there.<p>The suburban neighborhood I live in is actually more walkable! I can walk through a park to get to the library, I have to cross a single one lane road to get to a Kroger, and I can walk within the neighborhood on the street with almost no concern for traffic (heck, it has better sidewalks then the Greene!)<p>If you really want to attract people to live there, make the place actually an area where you only need a car to drive to&#x2F;from work (and try to bring jobs to there!). Bring Grocery Stores, Schools, a community center, local restaurants to the area. Have a park! Make it so I can walk&#x2F;cycle to places surrounding the area. Shove parking&#x2F;cars out of the way.<p>Heck, even downtowns have the same issue. The downtown in Dayton only has Second Street Market that could pass as a grocery store (don&#x27;t get me wrong, that place is awesome, but it&#x27;s only open Fri-Sun). I thought about living downtown, but once again, I have to drive to get anywhere anyways. I have no incentive to live downtown.