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Originally Posted by MolsonExport
Got nothing on Shibuya.
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Originally Posted by chris08876
I wonder how Shibuya compares if we consider the surrounding square mile for both cities in terms of peak pedestrian density and vehicles?
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This isn't about Shibuya.
This is about how the city handles the "problem" of over success with its plan to transform Times Square.
To understand that is to understand that it's being perceived as a problem for the office workers in and around the area who have difficulty with the crowds.
Now, considering the plan to transform Times Square specifically involved bringing those office workers there - an area well known as a tourists destination even in the seedier days - was there any other alternative? Was the outcome not to be expected? And what can be done now to alleviate the situation short of a tenant exodus out of the area - which wouldn't be good.
I think there is some solution if the district is extended down Broadway to 34th Street and maybe 7th as well. Let the tourists thin out a little. That way, you don't lose the tourists (and their dollars), and everyone breathes a little easier. Not that it wouldn't be crowded - it's still Midtown - but things wouldn't have to come to a complete stop. New Yorkers know how to navigate crowds and crowded sidewalks. It's when things aren't moving that people become annoyed.
But whatever the solution, it had better come soon, as tourism only grows in the City.
http://www.rew-online.com/2015/02/04...all-time-high/
New York City tourism numbers hit all-time high
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
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New York City reached an all-time record 56.4 million visitors in 2014.
These visitors generated a record $61.3 billion in overall economic impact, supporting 359,000 tourism related jobs and $21 billion in wages.
The City’s hotel sector reached 102,000 hotel rooms last year, while selling a record 32.4 million total hotel room nights, an all-time high. The tourism industry also generated $3.7 billion in local tax revenues.
Of the 56.4 million visitors who came to New York City in 2014, 44.2 million came from U.S./domestic locations, while 12.2 million came from international locations.
New York City is the nation’s number one big city destination, the number one port-of-entry for foreign visitors, the number one city for tourism spending, and has the highest share of overseas visitation to the U.S. — approximately one-third.
Top market performers continue to reflect the strong pull of New York City in the international arena, where visitors stay longer and spend more, with the leading international markets being the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, France, China, Australia and Germany, in that order.
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To be clear, not all tourists end up in Times Square, but it is one of the major focal points.