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Originally Posted by OliverD
The alternative would be to provide underground parking. I've seen examples of that in Montreal and even Calgary.
The Barrington St. Superstore has enough room for a comprehensive mixed-used redevelopment and it certainly wouldn't surprise me if something were to happen on that site in the next decade or two.
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Interestingly enough, Sunnyside Mall in Bedford has underground parking alongside surface parking, plus rooftop parking. Anecdotally, the surface lot seems to be used the most, but if people didn't have a choice they would definitely use underground. I prefer rooftop as it's usually less busy and the stairwell exits right next to Pete's.
This makes me wonder which would be more expensive to build and maintain - rooftop parking (or a parkade) or underground? The footprint of a Superstore style of building would definitely be conducive to providing enough area to park vehicles, thus freeing up the land used by the surface lot for redevelopment.
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