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Pachuco72 · April 17th, 2007, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Tbite

Accra es sí absolutamente agradable, usted debe parar por más a menudo.

A propósito no puedo hablar español, yo estoy utilizando un traductor

Thanks Tbite. I hope i'll be soon at those beautiful places, and to meet nice people like you. Sorry my bad english.

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thryve · April 20th, 2007, 04:44 AM

In person, Ghana does actually have a surprisingly good infrastructure. It also feels more connected to the world than you'd expect. I love it!

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popa1980 · April 20th, 2007, 10:12 AM

Considering Ghana has one of the highest standard of livings in SSA (according to the well-reputed UN HDI listings) Accra is a very backward city and unattractive city. It compares unfavourably with places like Dakar, Lusaka and even Kinshasha. I would put my birth town Kumasi ahead of Accra aswell in terms of aesthetics.

Since the British left, townplanning has been non-existent. Accra is far too spread out ad growing ineffeciently. If there were tight city boundaries then people would be forced to build high rise buildings.

I dont like the Americanisation of Accra either. It would be better to follow a European model of "city centres" i.e. a central districts full of bustling high quality shoppong streets. The American model of malls in the rich suburbs will lead to further polarisation of society. America is now trying to reinvigorate its downtown areas after all these years of neglect so we should learn from that mistake. Compare New York with its vibrant central Manhattan compared to suburban-oriented Los Angeles.
That applies to all African nations who are now adopting the polarised suburban lifestyle.

Osu High Street should be redeveloped as an attractive shopping destination. I mean, with benches, trees, nicely and uniformedly paved sidewalks etc etc.

I would also love to see the Red Square-like Independece Square dug up and replaced with something more aesthetically pleasing. How about some grass and some flowers like they have in Western countries.

How far has the development of Korle lagoon gone?

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