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Originally Posted by deja vu
Ahh. Thanks for the clarification, and agreed. Gas stations in denser city centers are a remnant of an older era. I doubt this would be the thing to compel them to move though. Downtown Kalamazoo has two gas stations sitting on opposite corners of what could & should be one of its densest areas of development (and surface lots on the remaining two corners)! |
It's a great location for them, as operators of a gas station, since it's right on 12th Street (PA Rt. 5)... one of Erie's major E-W thoroughfares. It's basically a highway that runs right through downtown Erie. Right in the general vicinity are multiple auto-oriented uses... just fronting along 12th St. within 3 blocks east or west of this gas station site are: McDonald's, Arby's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, Tim Horton's (all with drive-thrus and surface parking), 2 banks with drive-thrus and surface parking, a Family Dollar with surface parking, a shitty office/shopping plaza with surface parking, and 3 auto service/sales shops. It's truly a completely auto-oriented environment... and UGLY as hell.
To get at the heart of the issue (and to truly revitalize the core of downtown Erie), 12th Street needs to be dramatically rethought and redesigned.