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Old 11-17-2021, 10:29 AM   #488
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by jaydorn View Post
I think these designs are an attempt to shoehorn “human scale” design into previous car dependant locations. It does end up being horrible for both cars & humans as a result.

The thinking seems to be “let’s keep the big box stores, but slap some pedestrian infrastructure bits and sidewalks to create the illusion of walkability, it’ll be charming.”
Charming or in other words, less depressing and less maintenance cost of running a dead mall. Even during better times for this mall, people would drive to Best Buy and then get back into their car and drive to Walmart.
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