The Mercados Project | Street Plans Collaborative

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SANTIAGO POPULATION: ~5.4 million TOTAL AREA: ~641 sq. km (~247.6 sq.mi) ELEVATION: ~520 m (~1,706 ft) MARKETS RESEARCHED: Mercado Central Santiago is a modern South American capital city, with a high-functioning public transit system, and a great network of bike trails and parks. It is home to many multinational corporations, with highrise office and apartment buildings forming an impressive skyline. Shopping centers and supermarkets offer fresh and packaged foods to cosmopolitan customers from early morning until late at night. Photo by Jake Izenberg


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