The Urban Renewal thread (the movement, not OCURA)

[Rover]

But hey, that is some people's utopia of urbanism....buildings to the street....total height density....lots of rentals...

Who wants the suburbs when you can have that.

;-) LOL

[ljbab728]

I guess all of our advocates for dense urban living must love it though. LOL

[boitoirich]

That's what happens when you put 2 million people on barely 18 square miles, as is the case in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong. To anyone who has ever visited HK, however, you see a city with world-class shopping, non-stop nightlife, excellent transportation, renowned schools, public parks everywhere, plazas, piazzas, and amazing street food as far as the eye can see. I think it's safe to say that the built form of OKC won't ever have the need to sprawl vertically as much as HK's has, but yes this city could use some increased density. There's plenty to do here, but it's all so spread out, making it difficult to have those moments of serendipity where you stumble upon some place new simply by ambling about.

[ljbab728]

There's plenty to do here, but it's all so spread out, making it difficult to have those moments of serendipity where you stumble upon some place new simply by ambling about.

I happened to find a new 7-11 recently while I was out ambling.

[boitoirich]

I happened to find a new 7-11 recently while I was out ambling.

Serendipitous, I tell you!

[UnFrSaKn]

[Rover]

Is that picture suppose to represent the urban area we want?

[catch22]

I sure hope not.

[Just the facts]

No, that picture is what happens when you have a car dependent culture coupled with people who like tall buildings (i.e. - the typical suburbanite). Alas, I thought you liked Dubai Rover. I think I speak for most OKCTalk urbanist in expressing a favoritsm for walkability and low rise density.

[Rover]

Lol. I've never expressed a love of Dubai. What I have said is that it is not someplace people go strolling around like Paris.

I love it...now you say suburbanites are the ones who love tall buildings. Your hatred of other lifestyles just gets more and more weird.

[UnFrSaKn]

Boston

[Rover]

nm

[Plutonic Panda]

nm?

[UnFrSaKn]

[UnFrSaKn]

[hoya]

This should be renamed "UnFrSaKn's Freaky-Ass Picture Thread"

[Dubya61]

Will, where is that?

[UnFrSaKn]

Hangzhou Congress Center

Map

[UnFrSaKn]

Monaco Penthouse 'World's Most Expensive'

[catch22]

You know I really hate it when people take pictures of my summer house without permission.

[Plutonic Panda]

Now that blue edge along the right could be a slide all the way to the bottom. lol

[UnFrSaKn]

[UnFrSaKn]

[Plutonic Panda]

Are these all your photos?

[UnFrSaKn]

No, ones that I come across.