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Originally Posted by unpermitted_variance
I don't think it would be reasonable to expect good ground-level activation here - the operational needs of the MUNI yard are going to come before good urban design qualities. We're lucky to even get housing here. Could this be better designed? Probably, but I won't let perfect be the enemy of good.
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I see what you're getting at, but I think there is a lot more that could be done here to help this feel more neighborhood-oriented and contextual. The whole, "something-is-better-than-nothing" argument is a bit of a low bar IMO.
I'm not sure how everyone here is using the term 'activation' but it really just needs to feel a bit more friendly and woven into the surrounding blocks for the foot traffic it's encouraging (sans any residential parking). This design comes across as confused as to whether it's trying to be invisible or proud, and everything dumped on top feels completely disconnected from the street.
Objectively, it all feels pretty terribly composed.