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I wouldn't say Miami has one of the least vibrant downtowns anymore. All of the consruction that has happened in the last couple of years has helped to increase vibrancy, especially in the Brickell area.
This is only concerning downtowns...and living in Atlanta I do know that it's fairly vibrant in most of the downtown districts.
While I would agree that Miami beach isn't downtown I think for most people when they think about Miami either Miami beach or South beach are what they most associate with the vibrancy of the city. The same would hold true in Atlanta where many people would think of Buckhead or Midtown; Midtown may be downtown but Buckhead in the truest sense is not but most people would associate Atlanta and vibrancy to these two locations over the pure downtown of Atlanta.
It probably depends on the definition versus your interpretation of the word vibrant. I think some people equate vibrancy with foot traffic; how many people can actually be seen out/about enjoying the city. Is the city walkable or not? Some metros are much more walkable than others but that doesn’t mean a city lacks energy because there’s less foot traffic, not in all cases that is.
I agree with ATL Aficionado, Downtown Atlanta is vibrant in a wrong way. Way tooo maaany pandhandlers pestering the convention delegades. At night, downtown Atlanta is no man zone. It used to be cool in the 1970's; then, they lost ways eversince the Underground is a miserable failure starting in 1986.
I wouldn't say Miami has one of the least vibrant downtowns anymore. All of the consruction that has happened in the last couple of years has helped to increase vibrancy, especially in the Brickell area.
Not really. The Brickell area has thousands of residents, but almost no streetlife, and no retail streetwalls at all. The people who live in those condos mostly drive to do their shopping, even for mundane, everyday stuff like groceries.
I think the Underground has so much potential, but because of it's location you can forget about any "favorable" vibrancy down there. They would have to revamp the entire district and bring in higher end businesses (that won't have anything to do with that area) if they want things to improve. Until then, I don't venture beyond the Hard Rock Cafe/Westin, especially at night.
Didn't Miami Downtown triple in size in like 5 years? ...It is a different place now...
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Atlantans feeling there city is suceed at everything. O_O list is right on point.
