Wal-Mart's Mission Unaccomplished

27 August 2004 - 10:00am

The City Council of Mission, KS, unanimously passed zoning ordinance amendments which include more stringent controls on any potential big-box development within its downtown corridor.

The rules passed by Mission, a Kansas City suburb, restrict the footprint of any big-box store to 50,000 square feet — thus requiring such stores to go vertical. The rules also mandate the use of structured parking and include more stringent design and landscaping requirements.

Source: The Kansas City Star, August 26, 2004
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Maybe we should blame Thomas Jefferson. He was the godfather of the urban sprawl racket in America.