Originally Posted by
dtowncitylover
Oy gevalt. No, no, no, no. You do not rebuild a city by appeasing the suburban shopper. Downtown Detroit's shopping zenith was not 1985-2010. It was 1920-1960, when downtown Detroit was easily accessible by public transit and the city's population warranted a downtown shopping center.
I want downtown shopping and vibrancy as much as anyone, but building parking lots and structures is NOT the way to do it. This isn't my opinion. It's fact. If suburbanites wish to come downtown, then they can learn to ride a bus or vote yes for regional transit.
If you want an urban downtown with crowds, offices, and shopping, you bring only people in. Not cars.