Lifestyle centers, like shopping malls of the past, are contributing to the decline of city centers across the country.
Cities across the country are jumping on the "lifestyle center" bandwagon without questioning how these new developments will impact the economic vitality of their downtowns. The increase in lifestyle centers throughout the Portland, Oregon, region has contributed to the slow materialization of Metro's (Portland's regional planning agency) identified town and regional centers. "Although lifestyle centers may be economically successful in the short term, they compete with the city's urban core, encourage automobile dependence and, in the long term, contribute to a city center's economic and social decline."
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Thanks to Debra Ames
Read the full story: In My Opinion: Lifestyle Centers Hamper Region's Growth Management Strategy [PDF]
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