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Re:Shopping for a Home in the Bay Area? Head to the Mall by rayiner on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @03:40PM (#16118846)
Mixed use retail/residential is popping up all over the suburbs, at least in MD/VA. There are 10+ story apartment buildings around Annapolis Town Center, Reston Town Center, Columbia Mall, Tyson’s Corner, Dunn Loring, etc. They don’t eliminate your car commute, but at least you don’t have to get in the freeway to get a hair cut.
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Re:Shopping for a Home in the Bay Area? Head to the Mall by danans on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @04:27PM (#16119238)
I've seen these developments, but they have been designed from the start with such use in mind, are in prosperous areas, and have (at least by US standards) decent transit options and civic facilities. They aren't so different from Santana Row.

I'm less convinced (though open) that suburban malls in economically depressed areas that are in the path of the retail apocalypse can be retrofit to this purpose.

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