Skylines and Developments of the US/World

My Melbourne Photo Series. It's a very interesting skyline and a quite dynamic city.

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I know this is the skylines thread, but the transit in Melbourne was excellent with a HUGE tram system that is very easy to use. I thought downtown traffic was fairly light because so many people used public transit. The tram system even had a night network that ran all night. We could learn a LOT from Melbourne, one of Boston's sister cities.
 
Now I want an urban BJ's! Maybe with a more limited selection than a full store, but I don't see too many negatives to having bulk quantities of "you need it anyway" stuff like toilet paper available to city residents where they don't need a car.
 
I looked on maps and its located right next to the expo/labrea station on the expo line too. So the 800 ppl who live here will be able to walk downstairs to the grocery store and also walk to the transit stop to go to work. Id say that work and groceries/food are probably the 2 biggest uses for having a car so knocking those 2 out should make this very viable for ppl to go without a car in LA.
 
Baltimore has been doing a lot of work redeveloping a lot of the blighted and underutilized areas and its been making a huge difference. I’m not very familiar with the different neighborhoods, but the area to the east of downtown is a really nice area but it had a public housing complex right in the center of it that was pretty old and run down. Luckily they are now in the process of doing a Boston style mixed income redevelopment of the area which is going to stitch it back into the neighborhood while adding more units. Its coming out pretty nice.

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Java King said:
I know this is the skylines thread, but the transit in Melbourne was excellent with a HUGE tram system that is very easy to use. I thought downtown traffic was fairly light because so many people used public transit. The tram system even had a night network that ran all night. We could learn a LOT from Melbourne, one of Boston's sister cities.
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I was there a few months ago. It's a lovely city, but the area reminds me so much of various places around the US.

The CBD reminds me of parts of Manhattan or even Boston and the suburbs look a lot like ones we'd see in the Pacific Northwest.

And the tram network is fantastic, but so is the commuter/regional rail.
 
#bancars said:
Interesting article on Frank Lloyd Wright's only skyscraper project, in Oklahoma of all places:

www.nytimes.com

The Plan to Save Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Isn’t Going as Planned

Less than two years ago, the building was thought to have been rescued from financial woes. Now the new owners have it on the auction block and some Wright-designed furnishings have already been sold.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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My brother lives in Bartlesville. I've stayed at the Price Tower Boutique hotel. It was VERY cool, and I hope they can save it. I think it worked PERFECTLY as a small hotel, but Bartlesville isn't a huge tourist draw. It's an hour north of Tulsa.
 
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