Overview
Neon Core is the high-signal commercial and nightlife concentration where the city’s pulse is most visible after dark — signage, markets, adaptive storefronts, and the social voltage of people who live by night schedules.
Functionally it overlaps Ember Market hustle with Cultural Hub performance spillover. Edge presence here is fast, relational, and slightly opportunistic: clever local hacks are welcomed if they don’t create future infrastructure debt.
Divergence expression: reinforce what people actually return to; attenuate hollow spectacle; keep energy honesty visible even when the lights are loud. Peak neon is allowed; unsustainable burn is not.