Looking at the city from overhead and you can truly see the scope of “de-Manhattanization”. The amount of parking lots is quite excessive. This seems to be an unfortunate trait for a large number of cities in the US. In many cities, it’s quite easy to pick out the parking lots since you’ll see buildings and then large expanses of blacktop.
Here’s a closer look showing how close to 2/3rd of a block is just parking alone.
In downtown Kansas City, we can even see entire blocks dedicated to just parking lots or otherwise left vacant. I’m sure what are now empty parking lots were lively blocks with lots of businesses and homes.
