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Big Boxes Invade Urban Neighborhoods

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
19 September 2002 - 8:00am

After saturating the suburbs with stores, "big box" retailers, are moving into dense city neighborhoods.

"Some experts in urban design argue that the wide-open, pedestrian-unfriendly parking lots and sprawling, one-story buildings distant from the street that are routine in suburban stores do not make sense in dense urban neighborhoods. Some worry that big-box retail may be so divergent from the neighborhoods, and bring enough unwelcome side effects, that they could make those areas a less prosperous, less desirable place to live."

Full Story: The Urban Invasion of The 'Big Box'
Source: The Washington Post, September 16, 2002
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