Why did cities build downtown malls?
August 27, 2021
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Resources:
“The Downtown Mall Experiment”
“When Planning FailsDowntown Malls in MidSize Cities”
“Modelling pedestrian behaviour in downtown shopping areas”
“Pedestrian Movement and the Downtown Enclosed Shopping Center”
“Downtown retail revitalization: a review of American development strategies”
Produced by Dave Amos in sunny San Luis Obispo, California.
Edited by Ryan Alva in Los Angeles, California.
Audio by Eric Schneider in cloudy Cleveland, Ohio.
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About the host: Dave is an assistant professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
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