Suburbanite parking plagues shopping malls
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- Published on January 27th, 2010
- Patricia Lonergan
Generally considered a boon for business because it brings customers to retailers, some of OC Transpo’s transit hubs are having unintended consequences that could force local businesses to get tough on commuters.
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- Matt
- - February 3rd, 2010 at 00:17:49
What an environmentally friendly position for the malls to take. They get the huge benefit of being attached to transit stations which bring thousands of people through every day, but they don't want to contribute any part of their vast seas of parking to transit users. This is purely a question of convenience for non-commuting customers, as mall parking lots are essentially never completely full during the day. I wonder if it occurs to the mall managers that many of the commuters spend money in the malls on their way through? Perhaps instead of referring to this as a "problem", they could think of it as their contribution to the community as a whole, and one which is mutually beneficial to the community and the business.
