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North America Rethinks Its Strip Malls

As the strip malls ubiquitous across the suburbs of the United States and Canada lose favor and become increasingly derelict, planners and developers debate whether there is anything about the 'retail relics' worth salvaging.
1 February 2012 - 12:00pm
France 24

Dept. Store Blocks Use of Easement to Stifle Competition

A Sears Shopping Center in Lincoln Park, Michigan has found a novel way to kill their competitor - close the easement the developer is using to access the property.
18 October 2011 - 9:00am
The News-Herald

Can A Strip Mall Be Worthy of Historic Preservation?

The Arlington, VA County Board is voting in July on naming 23 properties as 'essential' to preserve. Among those chosen are two strip malls.
14 June 2011 - 12:00pm
The Green Miles
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Strategic Planning for Stagnating Strips

Deteriorating commercial strips are commonplace in today's auto-oriented suburbs. Errin Welty outlines her strategy for turning stagnating strips into vibrant shopping districts.
23 May 2011 - 8:07am
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The Strip is Overbuilt

We've got more commercial strip development than we can handle, says Edward T. MacMahon of ULI, and the economy is restructuring the retail landscape away from the strip.
4 February 2011 - 11:00am
Citiwire.net

Creating Neighborhood Capital from Strip Malls

Strip malls are in virtually every American city, but they're rarely an important part of those cities. Ava Bromberg says they can be. Her idea is to turn strip malls into community-owned hubs that generate capital within their neighborhood and keep it there.
1 October 2009 - 10:00am
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From Trash to Splash

Dumpster diving takes on new meaning as a New York-based design firm reinvents vacant lots as mini-resorts by converting old trash bins into swimming pools.
22 July 2009 - 1:00pm
ABC News

Redressing Strip Malls

Strip malls could be the next frontier for urban redevelopment, according to Chris Nelson.
15 November 2008 - 7:00am
The Oregonian

Ideas to Outmode the Strip Mall

In a contest sponsored by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, architecture firms nationwide competed to show off how they would best use land currently devoted to strip malls. Bustler provides the winning entries.
16 October 2008 - 7:00am
Bustler
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The Ephemeral Shopping Mall

Harundale Mall, one of the first enclosed malls built in the country, is now a strip mall. This article contains an examination of its somber decline and the direction in which Harundale--and other malls--may be headed next.
3 October 2008 - 9:00am
The Baltimore Sun

Where Do Child Care Centers Belong?

A Houston bedroom community decides against allowing childcare centers to mix with other businesses in strip centers.
11 July 2008 - 8:00am
The Houston Chronicle
Nate Berg

People Can't Live In A Mini-Mart

Fri, 04/13/2007 - 08:24

This message is brought to you by the frustrated residents of a city where strip malls prosper and the stock of affordable housing struggles to keep up with demand.

Housing Crisis In L.A.

A new strip mall being constructed at the intersection of Venice Blvd. and Western Ave. in Los Angeles inspired this public display.

Strip malls are in no short supply in L.A., and this is just one example of yet another being built in the city. Unmixed-use retail developments like this are popping up all over the place. Much less new housing is being built. And a sharply lower amount of new affordable housing is being built.

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