The is another one of Cathy’s questions:<\/p>\n
What will it take to make Phoenix a true city?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It’s actually pretty simple. All Phoenix really needs, to become a true city in the way that people think of New York City or Chicago, is…<\/p>\n
Cooler weather.<\/p>\n
What makes other cities look and feel like cities is mass outdoor ambulation: People walking around.<\/p>\n
People don’t do that here. It’s amazingly more convenient to drive, anyway. But even allowing for that, there is something about $1,000 suits and 115 degree heat that just don’t work well together.<\/p>\n
Phoenix could build something like<\/i> a downtown in the form of an air-conditioned indoor plaza, but there will be no true downtown life here until<\/i> something like that is built…
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