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rllayman

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America's foolish detour into shopping malls

Posted Tue, Apr 17, 2:57 a.m.

Good piece but you mixed some stuff up/didn't make key points. 1. Regional malls are dying yes, but at the same time there is a thinning out, certain malls are becoming stronger and will remain successful. E.g., in the DC region, Tysons Corner Center and Montgomery Mall keep getting larger, ...

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Walkable cities? So how come pedestrian malls usually fail?

Posted Sat, Oct 3, 2:55 a.m.

because few communities have enough of a density of people walking to activate spaces. A bush or flowers don't activate spaces -- people do. The exceptions that work prove the rule -- university type towns, where you have thousands of students living nearby the commercial district, and for the most ...

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Will a new mayor think boldly about planning?

Posted Sat, Oct 3, 2:47 a.m.

Given that you are a lawyer, you must already know that while Seattle might not do form based coding, your planning regime is pretty impressive in many respects. The urban village concept, the broad planning in transportation (such as the Urban Mobility Plan, pedestrian plan, bicycle plan, parking minimums vs. ...

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