The CRIBA Blog :: Live Local, Buy Local

Stacy’s answering an audience question about zoning and the rash of site abandonment by big-boxers and the hidden development costs incurred by local governments.

A single Wal-Mart generated 10,000 car trips a day. A day. Just one day.

A large number of police calls generated by Wal-Marts, for police services, traffic, and accidents.

Road maintenance

“Big-boxers even play municipalities against each other.”