The US mall is not dying

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The US mall is not dying | CNN Business
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Retail experts have long sounded the alarm on malls in the US.

But malls are not going extinct, they are merely adapting to a new environment. In fact, many have reported robust occupancy levels and bigger crowds than before the pandemic, according to a recent market analysis from Coresight Research.

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Good walkable cities should have appropriate rural transport so you don’t need to drive into town and can take a five dollar train ride with no traffic instead that includes return fare and takes you right to main destination districts.

Seattles ferry network, for example.

Seattle ferries:

  • Not $5
  • Still need transit to and from terminals
  • Slow as fuck

We almost have that in Boston. You can drive in and park on the edge of the train network, then take a $2.40 ride anywhere in the system, and it gets you almost everywhere.

Well, when the trains aren't on fire, anyway.