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Old Posted Oct 21, 2022, 8:01 PM
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Shopping malls died because of power centres. Shopping malls died because big box retail took over the department stores, which originated in the downtowns of cities. So instead of walking from store to store or from department to department, the suburbanite now has to drive from store to store or from department to department (from "category killer" to another "category killer"). No more shopping malls to locate suburban transit terminals and anchor the suburban transit routes. If anything, suburbanization probably has mostly gotten worse overall, the walkability of urban areas in USA and Canada declined and car dependence increased since the 80s.
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