Big sprawling big box type of place where you don't want to walk from point to point because there's just no… point. It's a brutal non-landscape and it's absolutely tragic anyone can believe these monstrosities are definitions of town centers. These things are hell for the human psyche- we didn't evolve to function at a scale like this. They're environmental hells- they reflect back tremendous quantities of heat and prevent normal water absorption and distribution. Pavement was demonstrated to be a huge factor in Houston's destruction; you can't pave over everything and not expect damage.
I saw nothing that made me think there could be any safety concerns but if there were, how is a place like this a long term solution? We're not thinking here, people. We need to start thinking smaller, not bigger. I'd never celebrate a thing like this. I dread it. I use them when I have to and I loathe them. Give me the normal size of a place like Boulder- the attitude of reusing a building or making do with the same space for 30+ years, where I can park and walk to 2 fabric stores, hardware, home Depot, 3 liquor, 3 grocery, many clothing, many restaurants, many shoes, many salons, … or take the bus and do it. Includes plenty of parking without ridiculous acres of it.
All USA
Big sprawling big box type of place where you don't want to walk from point to point because there's just no… point. It's a brutal non-landscape and it's absolutely tragic anyone can believe these monstrosities are definitions of town centers. These things are hell for the human psyche- we didn't evolve to function at a scale like this. They're environmental hells- they reflect back tremendous quantities of heat and prevent normal water absorption and distribution. Pavement was demonstrated to be a huge factor in Houston's destruction; you can't pave over everything and not expect damage. I saw nothing that made me think there could be any safety concerns but if there were, how is a place like this a long term solution? We're not thinking here, people. We need to start thinking smaller, not bigger. I'd never celebrate a thing like this. I dread it. I use them when I have to and I loathe them. Give me the normal size of a place like Boulder- the attitude of reusing a building or making do with the same space for 30+ years, where I can park and walk to 2 fabric stores, hardware, home Depot, 3 liquor, 3 grocery, many clothing, many restaurants, many shoes, many salons, … or take the bus and do it. Includes plenty of parking without ridiculous acres of it.