http://www.boston.com/yourtown/2012/12/02/regional-planners-reimagine-route-more-people-friendly-place/ADelMWxoCeELhI1i6yihVJ/story-1.html
Let me tell you this. The old shopper's world was great. The new shopper's world sucks. You used to be able to go straight in to the place right from the Natick Mall. Now, you have to miander around the place via Ring St. or Shopper's World Drive in order to get in. They did had something before saying that the old shopper's world was small and dated in such, and would like to add an enclosed mall. That hasn't came to pass. Then, the Natick Mall owner purchased the place, and turned a great area into a lame u-shaped hell of a place with a parking lot smack dab in the middle of the place. I just hate the idea of having to cross the parking lot to go from store to store across the parking lot, or having to go looking for a path.
If I wanted to add my feedback into this, then I would say, get rid of the parking lot in the middle and put a garage somewhere. Then, on the existing stores, build one story above allowing smaller tennants to move in, and then apartments on top of that, kind of like putting a downtown-like place above the bigger stores. I would like to see TGI Fridays and the Olive Garden being replaced with a structure with a dome over it. Therefore, my plan will mix the best of the past, with any fans of the new shopper's world today.
And yea, getting rid of the parking lot in the middle would allow for a courtyard in the center, with maybe plans to add a new block of smaller stores in the center (or maybe even a food court) for more tennants in the area.
But yea. I would love to see a change.
Now THIS is Shopper's World. Great courtyard, nice small stores.
This is NOT Shopper's world. Unsightly parking lot in the center, Nothing but big and big chain stores.
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