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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think part of it is design/architecture issues. It doesn’t *feel* appealing, somehow.[/quote]

this is the answer. it's got a pretty decent concentration of stuff, but it's not appealing at all to walk around. the cars are whizzing by, the buildings are not very attractive, there's nothing interesting to see or do as you are walking from one building to another. it all feels very disjointed. and the parking situation is confusing and kind of a pain. just bad urban planning/design.  maybe some kind of sidewalk vendors would be nice. or a xmas market in the open space in front of bloomingdales with a few vendors selling jewelry, crafts, donuts  . . . [/quote]

+1. It doesn't have the pedestrian-friendly feel of 14th ST or Georgetown. That area isn't designed in an aesthetically appealing way, poor urban planning, and it's not a fun destination to go to. The times I go there, it's to visit a specific store. I go there then go home. Like pp said, there's nothing interesting to see or do other than go to the store to get the items on your list. You're not passing cute outdoor cafes, boutiques, or artists selling their wares on the sidewalk.

Not sure what could be done at this point, but it does feel like a wasted opportunity to provide a retail/destination spot up here.[/quote]

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