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Strip shopping center vacancies at 17-year high

October 12, 2009

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably

Tags:
recession, retailspaces, shoppingmall, smartgrowth, suburbs, vacantproperty

  According to a Reuters story by Ilaina Jonas: "The vacancy rate at U.S. strip malls reached a 17-year high in the third quarter and mall vacancy was the highest in at least 10 years, reflecting the protracted pull-back by...continued

Worship at Walmart: what to do with an empty box

September 25, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably

Tags:
abandoned, automobiledependence, carlinville, community, sprawl, vacantproperty, wal-mart, walmart

  All across the country, communities have been struggling with what to do with their abandoned Walmarts.  Hundreds of the giant chain's stores have now become decaying, empty big boxes parked on asphalt in one town after another.  In most...continued

Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield
Director, Smart Growth Program
Washington, DC
Co-founder, LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system; co-founder, Smart Growth America coalition; author, Once There...
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