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A lot of places fit the bill minus the free parking (usually).
When we lived in Kansas City, we figured out how to work around paying for parking a lot of the time.
Many cities if not most, have worked to improve their downtowns over the years.
Seems like some areas are trying to pedal backwards on that one, especially some on the coasts.
That's great if there are actually downtowns that feel they can compete with the free parking offered by malls and big box stores. Other than maybe in the biggest cities, I don't think many downtowns are doing it.
I was under the impression that most malls were dead or dying? Maybe I’m wrong.
Making city centers better places to walk and bike is more beneficial to businesses. Nobody wants to see a downtown with parking lots everywhere. That’s what kills cities.
I was under the impression that most malls were dead or dying? Maybe I’m wrong.
Making city centers better places to walk and bike is more beneficial to businesses. Nobody wants to see a downtown with parking lots everywhere. That’s what kills cities.
That's a bit of a falsehood. It's more like a market correction as is the case in any other industry. Malls proliferated in the 1990s and what we're seeing now is a result of overbuilding and/or poor demographic choices by mall developers.
I was under the impression that most malls were dead or dying? Maybe I’m wrong.
Making city centers better places to walk and bike is more beneficial to businesses. Nobody wants to see a downtown with parking lots everywhere. That’s what kills cities.
I should have included strip malls. They have also done a lot in causing vacancies downtown and are not as much affected by adverse circumstances many enclosed malls find themselves in. But largely from the result of covid about everywhere has shop space available.
Easy to navigate streets, plenty of (preferably free) parking, clean, safe, not overrun with homeless, decent shopping and dining
Any place in the US like that
Depends on how you define a major city. Charleston, South Carolina was probably the most well kept city but parking can be somewhat challenging.
Parking is relatively easy in Baton Rouge and its nice during the day but gets sketchy at night.
In terms of VERY large cities I think the nicest downtown areas were Houston, Dallas, Miami and Seattle. Atlanta's downtown looks very nice but has a larger ghetto element.
I am surprised no one has mentioned Greenville, SC.
It's the most beautiful downtown I have seen. Too bad it is such a poorly-kept "secret".
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