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Hey San Antonio, let's re-imagine public spaces in your neighborhood!
Submitted by: Jerry Perkins in Woodstone1:43am Jun 19 2011
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Houston Street
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Close Houston Street from St. Marys or Soledad to the Alamo and make it a pedestrian mall. When earlier redesign made Houston Street 2 lanes it became useless to motorist. Add shade for summer months.
So that people could...
Avoid traffic, dine outside, go to clubs, links theater district with river walk and Alamo.
Because I want San Antonio to be...
More than the Riverwalk. Many cities around the world have pedestrian zones that thrive. Allows people to relax and stroll while dining, shopping and browsing art galleries. (flickr photo by Howdy, I'm H. Michael Karshis )
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c kahl (Jun 20 2011)
sound idea
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