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89 Corner Grocery

May be part of Market of Many Shops (46), Web of Shopping (19), Identifiable Neighbourhood (14).

Conflict

It has lately been assumed that people no longer want to walk to local stores. This assumption is mistaken.

Resolution

Give every neighbourhood at least one corner grocery, somewhere near its heart. Place these corner groceries every 200 to 800 yards, according to the density, so that each one serves about 1000 people. Place them on corners, where large numbers of people are going past. And combine them with houses, so that the people who run them can live over them or next to them.

May contain Individually Owned Shops (87), The Shape of Indoor Space (191), Open Shelves (200), Main Entrance (110), Opening to the Street (165).