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If malls continue to shut down and decay over the next twenty years, someone should turn them into retirement communities for GenX and Millennials.

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Imagine apartments built into what used to be department stores, (Oh, you’re JC Penny 203? I’m at Sears 106). Get those old arcades up and running. Set up meal stations at the food court. Once people actually live there, stores will start to move back in.

If I’m unable to finish my life in my own home, that doesn’t sound like a terrible option.

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Reddit is better.@dormi.zone
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Can’t have residential buildings in an area zoned for commercial use.

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Rhynoplaz@lemmy.worldOP
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We got time to make it work.

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dumbass@leminal.space
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Just right click on the area and rezone it!

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Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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meanwhile, OSM was filled with bad edits

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thermal_shock@lemmy.world
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do rezonings not happen?

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bitchkat@lemmy.world
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Never heard of mixed use?

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Rubanski@lemm.ee
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Sim City says no

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uis@lemm.ee
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Should have installed Workers and Resources instead.

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jj4211@lemmy.world
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There was a failing mall in the area and they renovated and added a bunch of housing and it’s doing amazingly well.

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Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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That is absolutely untrue. Dual zoning is very common, especially between commercial and high density residential. Some are triple zoned with light industrial as well.

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