A n example of urban renewal gone horribly right. San Antonio was saddled with a system of stagnant, stinking waterways meandering through the city. They were the result of a flood control project further upstream meant to protect the city from the same waterways. Instead of paving them over, like other municipalities have done (Cincinnati), it seized the opportunity to create a dining and entertainment mecca. Today thousands of people flock from hundreds of miles away to sample the party atmosphere of the Riverwalk. Essentially it's a series of canals lined with pedestrian walkways that are, themselves, lined with restaurants, clubs, and shops. The whole thing is unified by lush landscaping and a river taxi service that ferries people from one bar to the next. As technology and architecture has advanced through the years, the Riverwalk has been expanded, and today not only runs its original course, but is fed by fountains, aqueducts, and other waterways that sometimes flow through the lobbies of adjacent hotels.
Taimur islam
Monday, June 6th, 2005 @ 9:42am
San Antonio provides one of thebest waterfronts ;I 'd like to use it as a case study for a presentation as part of a campaign for revitalisation of a city canal in Dhaka.
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