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Originally Posted by plinko
Again, a city really seeming to do many things the right way. It will always be car dependent, but linking the nodes via bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure is so wonderful. And it’s simply a very comfortable place to hang out in.
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Depending on the weather it is indeed a comfortable place to hang out. When the temperature is 22F, it's downright delightful and the climate could be mistaken for being fit for human habitation. July is another matter though.
As for linkage... Yes. Greenville has taken well to the new urbanist model, and is developing mixed-use projects all over town while also renovating all the historic mills and mill villages. We're going to end up with all these little urban villages, old and new, in the sprawl and while not ideal, it's a hell of a lot better than just an endless swamp of sprawl. Currently the suburb of Mauldin, where those photos were taken in a sculpture garden in what passes for their downtown now, is building itself a new mixed-use downtown by the interstate, which will be linked to the Swamp Rabbit Trail greenway system. Meanwhile, an enormous new mixed-use development in the Verdae area is well underway and growing steadily, and two new developments on old mill sites are planned in a formerly bad part of town. One is a tech hub going into an old Pepsi plant, and the other is a multi-billion dollar secondary downtown going on the old Union Bleachery site. The developer at the Union Bleachery site intends to preserve what's still standing of the bleachery itself, which ought to be interesting, plus the fact that the bleachery development is also getting an extension of the greenway that will eventually connect to Paris Mountain State Park. Greenville is booming, and it's interesting to see it all going up.
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Originally Posted by Wigs
great photos as always, hauntedhead.
Greenville is definitely one of my favourite cities in the South!
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Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Murphy de la Sucre
Best fits in the "Nice Little City" vibe
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Thanks to you also.