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Originally Posted by Private Dick
Brickell Ave isn't really walkable -- in a "pedestrian-friendly" sense. It's getting better than it used to be definitely... but still retains its multi-lane high-speed boulevard function. That will come with increased population density and the political will to make it so.
Miami Beach (South Beach) is probably Florida's best example of a walkable downtown-type area.
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That's not even my issue. My issue is that so many of the buildings are set back from the street. And their entrances are 8-10 feet above sidewalk level on top of some stairs. There seems to be almost no semblance of a streetwall except for short stretches on a few individual buildings. Setbacks are find for residential sidestreets, but not for what is supposed to be the main commercial street for the neighborhood:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Bricke...63.39,,0,-6.61
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Bricke...5.18,,0,-13.39
Even this building that has a restaurant at the bottom is set way back from the sidewalk and raised on top of stairs:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Bricke...104.44,,0,-0.1