Quote Originally Posted by izzyindetroit View Post
Oh?? And where would that be??
In the light of several failures of the pedestrian mall concept, this issue has been studied a number of times. All have come to the conclusion that pedestrian malls do not work in U.S. cities.

One recent study, done in reference to the failing mall in Fresno CA, found that pedestrian malls have an 89% rate of failure in the U.S, and most were removed or reconfigured. Almost all of the small number of successes came in smaller cities. Most of the cities that moved back from pedestrian malls to “complete” main streets experienced turnarounds in their downtowns, with more investment, higher occupancy rates, and increased pedestrian traffic.

Goodness knows that the idea failed spectacularly here in Detroit, and pretty much put the final nails in the coffin of downtown retail.