Oxford street, one of London’s primary commercial districts and heavily retail-focused area.
Oxford street looks like a community to me, and at the same time it’s fulfilling all of the same “retail focused” aspects of what is shown in OP’s post/image.
@NarrativeBear@BradleyUffner most shopping districts outside the US incorporate housing or offices above the shops as standard. They absolutely are communities - and residents’ footfall sustains the businesses.
That’s a commercial district. It’s not intended to be a community.
That’s kinda the whole point
Oxford street, one of London’s primary commercial districts and heavily retail-focused area.
Oxford street looks like a community to me, and at the same time it’s fulfilling all of the same “retail focused” aspects of what is shown in OP’s post/image.
@NarrativeBear @BradleyUffner most shopping districts outside the US incorporate housing or offices above the shops as standard. They absolutely are communities - and residents’ footfall sustains the businesses.