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I blame this on the built environment of the US. Nothing is human scale or people oriented. It's commerce and cost oriented. Very few independent shops in most
by cylinder 8y ago
I blame this on the built environment of the US. Nothing is human scale or people oriented. It's commerce and cost oriented. Very few independent shops in most cities. No concept of a high street or village of shops, no public square, nothing.
I'm referring to the post WW2 America. Obviously, you'll find these things in the old core of New England and parts of the South.
- reaperducer 8y agoThat sounds like a old, outdated stereotype from a 1990’s cartoon. Many (most?) American cities of any size have spent the last 20-25 years trying hard to make their cities more pedestrian friendly. Some even require that any new building over xx floors have street-level retail or other gathering places in order to make urban life more vibrant. Unfortunately, success is scattered. It’s a chicken-and-egg problem. But as more people move to cities, things seem to be improving.
- ams6110 8y agoYes but it's all artificial. All those ground floor shops are places that sell things or offer services that most people are not interested in.
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