I don't think making people places comes hand in hand with pan handlers? If people want strip malls why has Langford worked so hard to dress theirs up along goldstream? It's like a carnival ride! I reference the suburban mall design of South Africa again. (The mass exodus from downtowns after apartheid ended created a mall boom) Anyway, was at a few where they actually did the park underground and made the upstairs people only. Very busy, very popular. One mixed use place in particular was genius. Underground parking, ground level was bars and restaurants, upper six or so stories were businesses.... We have not managed to go there yet in any of our strip malls. Look at Tuscany Village. So close and would have been great for the residence if they made that a pedestrian square. As it stands, no one parks underground and even I drove across the parking lot to go to the other sore. Walking through busy parking lots sucks just too much.... Even Eagle Creek could have put a little square in front of the condo portion where people could chill on a patio.... Nope. Parking to the door... Uptown just couldn't follow through and the busiest spot is the pedestrian square... We just need a developer with passion, vision and a willingness to be innovative.
Edited by dasmo, 28 May 2016 - 06:51 AM.