The side effects of the Minneapolis skyline

It has destroyed the vitality of urban streets and "drained" the life of urban public. After conducting a survey in four cities in the United States: Cincinnati, Des Moines, Minneapolis, and St. Paul, Robert found that 71% to 87% of citizens chose to use urban air corridors, even in sunny and warm weather. This study shows that people are accustomed to the convenience provided by corridors and are not affected by climate conditions. It can be seen that networked urban air corridors can meet most of the needs of pedestrians and attract a large number of people, resulting in a sparse flow of people on urban streets and poor vitality of urban streets. Modern urban planning attaches great importance to the vitality of streets. At the same time, the strong attraction of urban air corridors has caused the lack and gradual decline of urban public life, affected the vitality and vitality of the city, and turned urban streets into concrete ghost towns.

Influence street retail. Due to the magnet effect of urban air corridors, consumer behavior is mostly concentrated in the corridor space, which affects the street retail industry. Through a survey and analysis of Sao Paulo's retail industry, Kaufman found that 80% of Sao Paulo's retail consumption is concentrated in urban air corridor spaces, while street retail industry continues to shrink. Robert believes that the downturn in street retail is due to the decline in performance and competitiveness of street retail. In turn, sluggish street retail cannot attract people to stay on the streets, causing the retail industry to continue to decline. In addition, the economic prosperity of urban air corridors and the decline of street retail are manifestations of resource redistribution.

"Labyrinth" traffic guidance and management issues. According to surveys, the overpass entrances of urban air corridors are usually located in private buildings, and in order to increase commercial benefits, the corridor space is integrated with commercial space, resulting in complexity in the direction of the corridor, and poor readability and guidance. In addition, the opening hours of most city skywalks are limited and are not open 24 hours a day. For example, the skywalk in Minneapolis is closed at night and on Sundays; and due to inconsistent holiday times, Foreign visitors cannot determine the time of use. In addition, the comfort of the corridor makes homeless people live here, which brings about management and safety issues.