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transit station and public square URLS: www.subcentro.cl
This is the last stops of the main subway line in Santiago, at the intersection of Americo Vespucio and Apoquindo (the city's main arteries). The station and the surface were recently redeveloped to reclaim this place for the community, and the millions who use it monthly as a transit station.
The place is dominated today by those who use it as a transit station. However, due to redevelopment, it has recently become a popular destination for those who live and work nearby. The place offers excellent access and connectivity with public transportation and is walkable from all directions.
SubCentro was recently redeveloped by a company called Urban Development in a collaborative effort involving multiple municipal agencies with help from PPS. The structural changes were small but made a significant impact. The redesign included letting in more light to make the inside brighter and feel safer; barriers between the businesses were replaced with glass to create a feeling of openness, and the park design was changed to a plaza surface to encourage more public use.
Commuters pass through and stop for quick shopping while people who live and work nearby frequent the plazas for relaxation and to meet friends, or visit the shops.
The four plazas are beautiful new meeting places and provide a great place for travelers and visitors alike to relax.
SubCentro has been a major transportation hub in the center of Santiago for a long time. However, the dark enclosed space became a deterrent as vendors began closing up shop and the space became a sort of haven for criminals and muggers. People would rush through SubCentro to avoid trouble. It was a place of immense potential that Santiago was recently able to harness.
*Please note that these Hall of Shame nominations were written in a moment in time (most over a decade ago) and likely have since changed or even been transformed. If the above entry is now great, or still not so great, go ahead and comment below on how it has evolved or nominate it as a great place.