Booker ~
Thank you for this contribution! There have been some previous posts to the
list during the past year about this specific issue, and the broader issue of
the general lack of fair, affordable, and useful retail outlets in low-income
neighborhoods in Minneapolis.
You highlight some im
- even briefly -- to a broader vision for a
bigger geographic area.
I think Fred's ideas merit some exploration. Maybe this list can come up
with some big ideas and move them forward! I appreciate the discussion.
Thanks.
~ Luke Weisberg
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Subject: RE: Hood Stores
I appreciate the discussion that this thread has
raised. In somewhat the same vein as Constance's post, I also se
ghborhoods.
There's a lot of good research to back this
up. Further, some developers and retailer are becoming increasingly
persuaded by these facts and are re-thinking the importance of being in
lower-income urban neighborhoods. There is opportunity!
~ Luke Weisberg
Golden Valley
Thanks for the link to the case study regarding chain vs. independent retailers. I've
also really appreciated the postings on big box vs. local retailers.
I've been thinking a lot about this topic, and am beginning to think that this need
not be an either/or choice. Local and independent retai
