There are both advantages and disadvantages of establishing a shopping mall in our neighborhood. I am worried about traffic and how it will affect our community. However, I believe it will benefit local business and increase appreciations for local area. All in all, I think it is a good idea. 0 F+ G6 ~% u+ c/ Y* C) X- n
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For those what I am worried about, traffic congestion and parking problem are obverse. First of
; h, V. F, T6 S# Fall, traffic congestion is always a concern when building something new. Our streets are narrow, 1 ^' }$ T" V2 R( ~# U; `% o! H+ P
with parking on both sides. A shopping center will certainly bring more traffic than ever before, ( G+ X8 e* q1 p3 Q
and heavy traffic means big congestion. At the same time, parking is also a problem in this area.
: X" z( |2 ~- { E- b" u1 RThere are few garages attached to houses. Most of residents depend on finding spaces on the
$ g f8 k/ Y$ K+ R0 Astreet for parking. If a shopping mall is build, we must compete with customers and patrons for
' [" [; X2 t4 L- K5 ?4 dthose parking spaces. Furthermore, if the shopping center offers valet parking service, it would be 2 f% _; [* c9 C% L; H
even worse because valet parking works in terms to grab every possible spaces available in street.
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& V' N( H) Q) C, u6 k% ~& bOn the other hand, building up a shopping center will give this neighborhood more opportunities
5 [! @+ ?5 O% v; n6 ~1 i; @7 Nand benefits. Residents in this area could certainly take the job that shopping center offers. People ( [' ?+ {( A1 }/ }) e3 K3 g
would earn more money and spend on other business, such as entertainment and education, which 6 t! Q# F: `+ O. M- x& z! q
are operating in our neighborhood or adjacent communities. As a result, not only local business 9 Y8 ^0 a: j: X
but also inter-community business boosts up and a prodigious amount of fortune will be
' x9 |% @" l/ J* H/ P8 faccumulated to our neighborhood. A shopping center can also attract people to visit our
3 d! b5 U3 `2 N1 g& D+ \# fcommunity. When they drive to the shopping center, they will see what a nice place this area is to ( k' X7 t3 D2 u: \
live. Therefore, we would have an increasing number of residents in the next couple of years. It is ; Y P! I* \3 u' m- X
very important to introduce new numbers because we have lost many residents to suburbs during
( W* ^. B! ^. m) frecent years.
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% Y% r! K9 a' D! VIn a short, there are several details to consider when planning a shopping center. In my part, I support to have a new shopping center in my community because its advantages outweigh 4 ~: _) L) J- a) ~1 \
disadvantages. |