What Puts Quarry Market Shopping Center in the Hall of Shame?
There are high-density apartment complexes near it with some very high-end single-family residences. It’s accessible by foot from these developments, but I’ve never seen people walking there while I’ve been around it. It is also accessible by bus, and obviously, by car. Car seems to be the dominate mode of transportation to it and around it. This development is massive and intimidating. The pedestrian feels overwhelmed by the massive parking lot and great expanse of stores which feels like they’re miles apart. If a person walked there from a nearby apartment, they’d actually NEED a car to get around the center to shop! Because the shopping center is so poorly designed, shopping by car seems to be the only realistic use. The only space I’ve seen people just “hanging out” is the coffee shop in the Borders Book Store. The place is so pedestrian-unfriendly and there is absolutely no “third space” provided other than the bookstore cafe. You don’t see people socializing in the outside areas
