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That's a completely different concept, though. Peter Cooper Village in a collection of near-100% residential highrises. It is completely lacking in shops, rest
by crote 4y ago
That's a completely different concept, though.
Peter Cooper Village in a collection of near-100% residential highrises. It is completely lacking in shops, restaurants, or bars at street level. When it comes to amenities, it is a virtual desert. Despite the lack of cars, you still can't really walk anywhere you want to go to.
Due to the large number of highrises the access streets are still very car-focused and hostile to pedestrians.
Additionally, the remaining space is filled with small closed-off snippets of high-density greenery. The large amount of trees block any kind of visibility from the residencies, greatly reducing safety.
It reminds me a lot of the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood in Amsterdam. Constructed in the 1970s it is best-known for being unsafe and undesirable - until a massive reconstruction starting around 2000.