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Originally Posted by logan5
I haven't been down that way lately to get a good look, but I'm hoping it's more urban than suburban.
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"Suburban" in a Japanese sense is very good
Anyone who has been to the "burbs" in Osaka or Tokyo know what I am talking about. For this development to be considered "urban" in Japan it would have to be about 10 times as big, with multiple train lines running through it, half of it would have to be underground and there would have to be an anchor tenant (electronic or department store) taking up 4 to 5 floors itself
Oh, and there would be many bars, LED screens and probably a casino or two in it (pachinko) to be urban.
This is a suburban transit mall in Japan
Which translate to EARTHSHATTERING in North Amercia for "thinking out of the box" urban design. Which is what I wish they were doing with the viaducts downtown, you know, truly interesting urban space. Not trying to be "country side" urban space.