Land Use Comparison
Here’s an intriguing photo (via Stuart Squier http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3840846&id=704650368&ref=mf) showing comparative land use between the Fan and Short Pump Town Center.
HT: Murden
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Point?
I have no desire to live in the burbs, but some people want to have their .75-acre lot on a cul-de-sac and good public schools for their kids to attend. This sort of housing/land use doesn’t lend itself to corner groceries or neighborhood restaurants. Malls are actually a pretty efficient use of space, but is there a better alternative for the West End? What would that land be used for otherwise? A strip mall, perhaps? More cookie cutter neighborhoods?
Less unnecessary development — for one — and two, smarter use of space so as not to continually eat/use more land. Redevelopment/repurposing of already used land would be much better.