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Originally Posted by The North One
^ I want to know who is responsible for the construction of a massive strip mall at that intersection. Literally right across the street from a transit station. They should be fired and run out of town to a place more fitting of such horrid urban design, like say Dallas.
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Retailers with a primarily suburban business model (that is, almost all large retailers) view a site with no parking as a major deficiency. They will demand a higher neighborhood income and strong demonstrated foot traffic to make up for the lack of parking. You can see the problem as it applies to low-income, urban neighborhoods...
If you want to bring major chains to such a poor neighborhood, you gotta provide parking, and architectural solutions like rooftop, stacked or underground parking only increase the construction cost so those are also avoided.