Urban Planning gone wrong

[m00n.livejournal.com]

While we are on the topic of community development, does anyone have an explanation for there now being a third convenience store in Teele Square within view of the other two?



Beyond the fact that I don't feel like these stores contribute much (if anything) to the community, I'm kind of wondering how it is that this neighborhood can even support three of them (four if you count the Indian market down the street that sells pretty much all the same stuff).

I don't mean to be such a community troll about these things, but I live in that neighborhood and it is starting to get a little depressing...

Comments

[ron_newman]

Usually when a business requires approval to move in to a pre-existing retail space , it's because it requires more parking than its predecessor (e.g. a restaurant replacing a hardware store), or it needs a liquor license, or it's expanding the square footage of retail. But for the most part, the city can't and doesn't control the normal turnover of commercially-zoned space from one tenant or owner to another.