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What you describe about Rome seems to apply for many many European cities. Many of them seem to have "mini-downtowns" scattered about, as opposed to the downtow

What you describe about Rome seems to apply for many many European cities. Many of them seem to have "mini-downtowns" scattered about, as opposed to the downtown-in-center-and-suburbs-everywhere-else that is common in North America.

arethuza 10y ago
That's often because the grew by incorporating existing villages and small towns into the larger city.
- elsurudo 10y ago
  Absolutely. But the benefits are such that we should aim to replicate them via planning, IMO