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Originally Posted by Truenorth00
The power centres are going to get hit too. The malls are just getting hit earlier.
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Huh? Power centres are replacing malls. The construction of power centres is the reason malls are being demolished. Did you think malls were going to be replaced by apartment buildings or something?
Malls are like one whole, one community. The loss of even one store can have serious reprecussions for all. Power centres are more piecemeal, the stores don't rely on each other as much, so they are much less vulnerable to economic disruption like this lockdown.
The problem with power centres is from an urban design standpoint. The greater amount of parking space required because people park at every store they go to instead of at just one spot. This results in a much larger footprint, lower density, longer walking distances, and therefore lower walkability. Malls are often act as major transit hubs in the suburbs. Power centres not so much.
You celebrate the deaths of malls, but I think you will not celebrate for long. What will replace them will likely be even worse, much much worse. As I said, I hope newer power centres will be subject to higher design standards than I what I've seen so far, but maybe there is little that can be changed about them.