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Originally Posted by the urban politician
how is the expense of building parking, in densely populated River North, profitable for a dime a dozen places like Walgreens or McDonalds? Let's see your data.
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It's not my data; it's
their data. They've made the calculation that some significant number of their customers will be attracted by convenient parking, just as they've calculated that some will be attracted by air conditioning, background music, free WiFi, clean bathrooms, or being wished "stay well" by cashiers.
If the parking degrades the public pedestrian experience, that's a matter for regulation that balances the profitability of business with urban design considerations. Such a bargain
was struck with Roosevelt Collection, but the developer later reneged on it. That justifies a complaint that doesn't arise merely from businesses making business decisions.