City of Spokane Planning Commissioner and developer of mixed use development notices vertical potential.
our Trader Joes building/their Trader Joe's building |
"empty land, large surface parking lots and dilapidated buildings are one option. The other untapped area, is large, sprawling one story buildings. We could put 5 stories of residential on top of ground floor commercial!!!
Here's an example of an apartment above Trader Joes [in Minneapolis]
As long as it is cheap and easy in the short term (very expensive in long term) development will sprawl and taxpayers, businesses and low income [people] will pay, Pay, PAY."
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Thanks to Spokane Rising for joining our project! I will monitor #insteadofsprawl and feature your contributions here.
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