A final thought: building on a blank slate of raw land, did all the box stores opt for one-way or 2-way streets?
Storefront Exposure: Many retail businesses seek frontage along streets with relatively high traffic volumes as a basic means of marketing and exposure. Repetitive exposure builds familiarity and develops an association with a particular street. One‐way streets only provide exposure to one direction of travel and, if the street is heavily traveled by commuters, may have an influence on the type of business that is attracted to the street (i.e. breakfast restaurants along morning commute routes and dinner restaurants along evening commute routes).1 Access to Businesses and Street Circulation: The location and availability of parking has a significant effect on driver perception of business accessibility. If there is available on‐street parking at the front door of the business, then the business is perceived as very accessible. If there is no on‐street parking and the driver has to find parking six blocks away, then the business is perceived as less accessible or inaccessible. Street ci
