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Imagine apartments built into what used to be department stores, (Oh, you're JC Penny 203? I'm at Sears 106). Get those old arcades up and running. Set up meal stations at the food court. Once people actually live there, stores will start to move back in.

If I'm unable to finish my life in my own home, that doesn't sound like a terrible option.

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[-] Guadin@k.fe.derate.me 29 points 4 months ago

This isn't a too shabby of an idea. It probably won't be used but a mix of stores and homes in one building sounds great.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 22 points 4 months ago

The idea of apartments centered around a grocery plaza has been a thing for a while. It's almost an answer, except it still requires transportation to everything else. Plus the stores tend to be higher prices to support the cost of property and because they can.

apartments centered around a grocery plaza has been a thing for a while

Do you mean like... a town?

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 points 4 months ago

A town is a bit more than that, but it is how towns typically began, from a central trading place and nearby settlements. Only this is a planned concrete parking lot and established chain along with fully built domiciles, already in a city/town's jurisdiction.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Only this is a planned concrete parking lot

That's where it all falls down. Mandatory parking space kills cities. The point of a centralized commercial area with residential around is that people will walk to it.

[-] Kaboom@reddthat.com -3 points 4 months ago

Add a metro station, a large parking garage, should work

[-] dan1101@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

That would be a cool place to live to me.

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

ITT: people want cyberpunk megabuildings

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