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The bars are crowded, eating establishments are packed, noisy has hell. But how many of those people drove to the downtown area because there were no equivalen
by tdfx 15y ago
The bars are crowded, eating establishments are packed, noisy has hell.
But how many of those people drove to the downtown area because there were no equivalent establishments within walking distance of their suburban homes? Not trying being a dick, of course, just pointing out the chicken and egg nature of the problem.
- nupark2 15y agoI think it's an accurate assessment. I live in NYC, and most neighborhood bars are not crowded and noisy as hell. However, if I go to a "destination" for out-of-towners[1], then yes: it's packed, noisy, and insufferable. Same thing with traffic -- most of the personal automobile traffic in the cities comes from commuters that don't live here. [1] I was trying really hard not to say "bridge and tunnel" ...