I never understood the huge parking lots in the malls near where I grew up. I always thought “why not put in a garage?” It would use a 1/4 of the ground space and keep the same amount of parking and would leave room for more stores. But I like the idea of wildlife sanctuaries/parks replacing parking lots more than stores.
![[meme] What would you replace parking lots with if it were up to you?](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/1144f2b2-14d2-4d61-b9c7-98071d1a20eb.webp){kind=link}
I never understood the huge parking lots in the malls near where I grew up. I always thought “why not put in a garage?” It would use a 1/4 of the ground space and keep the same amount of parking and would leave room for more stores. But I like the idea of wildlife sanctuaries/parks replacing parking lots more than stores.
Parking garages are expensive compared to lots.
The mall probably also is in bumfuck nowhwre, meaning Therese bear unlimited space for other shops and their own parking lots