<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for What should be done with the empty big box?]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Bob Wallace http://www.grist.org/article/always1/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:56:51 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/always1/1 Homeless shelters...

We need some at the 'big box' level while we work our way through the Bush recession....

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We need some at the 'big box' level while we work our way through the Bush recession....

]]> Comment #2 by Plan4aChange http://www.grist.org/article/always1/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:44:05 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/always1/2 Think outside the box

These are some good ideas for creative reuse when it comes to big boxes. However, another issue is the thousands of vacant square feet of parking lots that are often constructed alongside the boxes.

Since, as the author notes, the infrastructure servicing big boxes often represents a significant investment for a municipality, why not make better use of it by building a dense, walkable, mixed-use center that extends outwards from the repurposed-big box?

This way, the municipality can cut its losses on its infrastructure investments and it can provide diverse types of housing and transportation options to its citizens.

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These are some good ideas for creative reuse when it comes to big boxes. However, another issue is the thousands of vacant square feet of parking lots that are often constructed alongside the boxes.

Since, as the author notes, the infrastructure servicing big boxes often represents a significant investment for a municipality, why not make better use of it by building a dense, walkable, mixed-use center that extends outwards from the repurposed-big box?

This way, the municipality can cut its losses on its infrastructure investments and it can provide diverse types of housing and transportation options to its citizens.

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