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.
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For those what I am worried about, traffic congestion and parking problem are obverse. First of 4 J& c1 J: z) u, t; s
all, traffic congestion is always a concern when building something new. Our streets are narrow, # c7 W& w4 ~' }
with parking on both sides. A shopping center will certainly bring more traffic than ever before, 3 h, z/ l* e9 L+ R& I3 {: W" U
and heavy traffic means big congestion. At the same time, parking is also a problem in this area.
! ]4 T% u2 _& [* p2 m! EThere are few garages attached to houses. Most of residents depend on finding spaces on the
3 c$ c1 p7 s {" H! Pstreet for parking. If a shopping mall is build, we must compete with customers and patrons for
# T1 z. ]( }7 C/ n9 |those parking spaces. Furthermore, if the shopping center offers valet parking service, it would be
% P: I4 s' v. l& L7 reven worse because valet parking works in terms to grab every possible spaces available in street. ; ^' C# M' F9 p- G- Q
; S" U# h+ [2 H$ h! YOn the other hand, building up a shopping center will give this neighborhood more opportunities
: B$ U5 l$ k% v, G- _! Land benefits. Residents in this area could certainly take the job that shopping center offers. People
- q! J1 u8 r# P6 k$ U H( mwould earn more money and spend on other business, such as entertainment and education, which # M! \3 E" ` V' M! N/ p
are operating in our neighborhood or adjacent communities. As a result, not only local business
1 Z" y% O# o7 qbut also inter-community business boosts up and a prodigious amount of fortune will be 8 p( y x& f7 ]
accumulated to our neighborhood. A shopping center can also attract people to visit our 0 C* i% C& q# v/ S7 j z
community. When they drive to the shopping center, they will see what a nice place this area is to
# l. C+ [' S5 j# I1 v* S/ Flive. Therefore, we would have an increasing number of residents in the next couple of years. It is
2 B7 ~9 P" m7 W5 }2 Kvery important to introduce new numbers because we have lost many residents to suburbs during
, }3 {' L4 G6 v2 c% n0 ]1 @recent years. ( W7 @8 c! g- _0 P- h @2 t' K
6 R) L+ z$ s+ W4 sIn 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 , K$ y1 G' ^2 r3 a, U3 j3 E8 ~0 X+ J
disadvantages. |