Which cities do the best job of interweaving their natural features into urban life? (neighborhoods)
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An example could be San Antonio with its RiverWalk. The river is a focal point for leisure and entertainment vs just being used for commercial or industrial uses
Many cities have water frontage. From Oceans (bays, inlets, sounds and such) Rivers and Lakes, creeks to bayous. One city that utilized its lakefront is Chicago. Once neglected and abused to lost. It had a plan made by noted Architect Daniel Burnham in 1909. To re-make its lost frontage along Lake Michigan. The plan had New Parks, harbors, beaches, piers and even Islands planned.
The Islands never did get built but a peninsula did and One major pier. Both utilized today. Parks were added to the city's 26-miles of frontage .... along with harbors and 15 miles of beaches as public lands free from industry.
Today its being added to and further upgraded continues. But the river was basically neglected. Industry continued to utilize it and pollute it and was reversed to not flow into the lake and polluted it. It continues to flow to the Mississippi river.
But today the river has cleaned up enough for fish to return and re-discovered to continue Daniel Burnham's plan. Its downtown -- River Walk has been a full success and spurring further riverfront developments and projects further into neighborhoods.
Though 1000 miles from the sea .... This city especially and other Great lake cities. Take on the look and enjoyment of a Ocean fronting city.
On could say that FLAT is less and restring to re-creating such a new waterfront as Chicago did.... fails the Natural features test? But I wouldn't.
Minneapolis with its lakes and forested areas also can be said to. Philly has the largest in-city park and most follows the topography and the Schuylkill river through it also. But it did neglect .... or basically was left to industry. its Delaware riverfront. But today it is being rediscovered to.
Some might say Flat doesn't count.....
Chicago's
Downtown Lakefront and Front lawn and Part of its North Shore
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