The one I'm most familiar with is Raleigh's Fayetteville St. area. It was renovated a few years ago to go back to a street + sidewalk configuration, and has re

The one I'm most familiar with is Raleigh's Fayetteville St. area. It was renovated a few years ago to go back to a street + sidewalk configuration, and has really had a renaissance, with nightlife and people living downtown. Before, it looked like this: http://goodnightraleigh.com/uploaded_images/fayetteville-st-mall_1978_lo-res1.jpg http://goodnightraleigh.com/uploaded_images/fayetteville-st-...