In the consultants report,it fails to consider the "Walmart Factor" in its suggestion, that building at the Water St bus terminal will make the former PA downtown an active, vibrant area once again. With Walmart having opened a new store at County Fair Plaza, with another coming at Arthur St Marketplace, it can only be a matter of time before both these malls are "active and vibrant" again. Regardless of whether one is a Walmart fan or not, Walmart does create a lot of traffic. So if you were opening a store that would compliment (forget competing) a Walmart, where would you open it, where Walmart has created lots of traffic or in one of the former cores?
Here is an interesting scenario, if it was a private developer would the city be so willing to surrender parking spaces? Ironically only a Walmart could "Revitalize" either of the former cores!
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