Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_ix9zwoa wrote

Reply to comment by ik1nky in City Council Proposing Affordable Housing Upzoning by blackdynomitesnewbag

Well, that's not strictly the case. There are large dorms and high rise apartment buildings on the abutting blocks, and that -- as you say -- is still a ghost town.

2

ik1nky t1_ixaumqx wrote

Ahh, you're right, I just never noticed the residential nearby. But still, adding more residential will only increase the activity level wherever it is built.

1

Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_ixb9ehe wrote

I think it really depends on how it's done. Most residential neighborhoods don't have much of any foot traffic unless they have retail/restaurant/services there. And if you look at the places with luxury buildings they've recently built (e.g. over in the Kendall area), those places are dead zones except where there's ground level retail space.

2