Whole Foods just announced a new, lower-priced brand "365 by Whole Foods." I wonder if they might test out the concept on Ash/Uni? Forever 21 is also opening a new concept store in Tempe - but, at TMP, of course.
Still wish that development had never been approved... almost every college downtown has some national shopping brands, and especially as it grows into a 'real' city, not being able to buy clothes for work, or pick up a shirt for a party will become really inconvenient for residents. It would have always been tough to draw the same mix as a mall, but add a fast-fashion brand like H&M or Forever 21, a couple of professional-attire shops, and maybe a boutique like the Hub at Fashion square to the Urban Outfitters, American Apparel, Sunglass Hut, and GAP that were there at one point, and you'd have a solid selection.
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Originally Posted by Spitfiredude
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The Tempe streetcar isn't worth a dime, IMO. I would love to hear exactly what the goals of the route are. The original plan that ran south to Southern was at least an effort to promote moderate density between downtown and the Civic area on Rural/Southern, while providing a decent amount of residents with transit into downtown and thus, access to light rail. Then, they were told that they needed to locate the line in denser areas to secure federal funding - but, the problem is that the dense areas of Tempe are, as you mentioned, already developed and served by multiple modes of mass transit.
The only routes that would've made ANY sense would be one that connected downtown to either Fountainhead (perhaps via 5th Street from the TTC to Ash; University to Priest; Priest to Alameda) or to the Papago Park region (Rio Salado - McDowell; Rural - Priest?).
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hopefully moved somewhere else around campus.
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