Of course; my point was never that it’s a ubiquitous practice in the US, only that it definitely exists in places.
One that’s newer?
Sure (Seattle is newer, for instance), but that’s obviously not what you mean.
I think we’re talking about different types of cities — new, rural, small incorporated cities are certainly very different than “capital C” Cities. I’m guessing this is the real distinction that we’re talking about…
Lots of shops like that in the Europes…
And the rest of the world too.
Plenty in the US, too — I’m in San Francisco and there are tons of mixed use buildings, in both “sharp” and well-off neighborhoods alike.
You ever been to a city that’s not San Francisco? One that’s newer? I think you’ll find that those kind of places are vanishingly few.
Of course; my point was never that it’s a ubiquitous practice in the US, only that it definitely exists in places.
Sure (Seattle is newer, for instance), but that’s obviously not what you mean.
I think we’re talking about different types of cities — new, rural, small incorporated cities are certainly very different than “capital C” Cities. I’m guessing this is the real distinction that we’re talking about…
The northeast corridor has a lot of this. It’s rural America that’s (probably) not.