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Especially in cities which don't have "vibrant" downtowns; the downtowns full of Subways and McDonalds that close up at 5PM, leaving a desolate urban landscape
by mywittyname 3y ago
Especially in cities which don't have "vibrant" downtowns; the downtowns full of Subways and McDonalds that close up at 5PM, leaving a desolate urban landscape reminiscent of zombie movies.
What's going to happen to cities with downtowns that are nothing more than a collection of office buildings and the businesses that support the people who work there?
- kibwen 3y agoEven if a given downtown becomes a ghost town, the benefits of proximity to pre-existing infrastructure mean that the nearby urban areas will still benefit, and activity will just shift around slightly. Pittsburgh, PA is a good example of a city where the collapse of the downtown just moved all the activity to the surrounding neighborhoods, and now that those are thriving (though some more than others, naturally) that's starting to result in increased reinvestment in revitalizing downtown.