Re:Can the American mall survive?
by sleton38234234 on Monday September 12, 2022 @03:07PM
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and why is the rent so high? because land costs are too high (this can be addressed, simply open up more land to be developed until the price drops to near zero). as for building costs? these can come down too, with the right regulations/ and lack thereof, we can make it legal for lower cost options to arise.
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Re:Can the American mall survive?
by babypuncher on Monday September 12, 2022 @04:31PM
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Just opening up more land for development is not an easy solution.
Environmental problems aside, America's car culture is rather incompatible with this solution. Endless suburban expansion is what lead to the enormous traffic problems currently being faced in Los Angeles and Houston. My home state is well on its way to having this same unsolvable problem by the end of the decade.
Re:Can the American mall survive?
by imtringued on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @02:25AM
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If land is too cheap it will be bought and fenced off for speculative purposes. You must force people to actually use the land you have given them. An empty lot barely pays any property tax because there is no property on it.