Downtown Parts: How are they being linked?

Downtown Parts: How are they being linked?
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As downtowns across the US grow and thrieve, the need becomes greater and greater to integrate their component parts into a workable whole. That is, to consider issues of public transit, walking, and creating dramatic physical links where these areas abut.

I'm talking about areas such as:

• Chicago's Loop with the Magnificent Mile

• San Francisco north of Market (i.e. Union Sq, finanacial district) with areas to the south (i.e. YB Gardens, Bloomies, Soma, So Beach, SBC)

• Midtown and downtown Atlanta

• LA's traditional downtown with Bunker Hill

• Downtown Boston with Back Bay (Pru Center, Cop. Pl., etc.)

• Mpls's east and west bank downtown riverfronts (including U of M east and west riverfronts)

What high energy parts of your city's downtown are being linked up today or have plans to link up on the drawing boards? What are the plans to make the parts more of a whole?

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