| Comment | Bit of a wonky reply this, but hope it makes sense and might be something you find interesting...
I saw an interesting diagram thing on social media somewhere recently, comparing the average walking distances between the car parks and actual shops at: 1. a range of shopping centres across Greater Glasgow, and 2. Glasgow city centre itself.
In almost all cases the median distance parking space in a given parking lot for Braehead or Silverburn or the Fort, is significantly further a walk than the equivalent walking distance from multistories and surface car parks across Glasgow city centre to retail hubs like Argyle Street, Sauchiehall Street etc.
People are just weirdly conditioned to not realise this is the case.
One of the biggest arguments often mentioned in favour of shopping malls here is the accessibility by car. And that by comparison Glasgow city centre is somehow harder to access, with car parking less conveniently located.
The truth is, if anything, it's the other way round! |
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