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Appendix A - Trends In Mixed-Use Development
Appendix A - Trends In Mixed-Use Development
Pages 111-118
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However, MXD is commonly approved and many zoning ordinances have one or more mixed-use categories that permit certain mixes of land use. Modern Mixed-Use Development Currently MXD is found in two primary forms: • a traditional building type resembling a district of different land uses (such as neighborhood centers)
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In the 1970s, many of these projects became enclosed and internally focused, a result of the growing popularity of enclosed shopping malls, the growing problems in central cities, and the interest in defensible space. One of the most influential suburban mixed-use projects of the time was the Houston Galleria, which was planned around a central shopping center in one of the most affluent communities in the region at the time.
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It will be important to maintain flexibility, with limited office buildings incorporated into mixed-use center plans, and, as with big boxes, other opportunities on adjacent parcels. Mixed-Use Opportunities in Obsolete Malls Conventional shopping malls, as with big box retailers, are stereotypes of suburban sprawl -- isolated, single-use developments that stand apart from their surrounding neighborhoods, oriented inwardly to vast climate-controlled shopping arcades, with a physical presence characterized by monolithic, overscaled, and blank architectural forms, and surrounded by a sea of parking.
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The following is a concise review of the future trends anticipated for the primary components of mixed-use developments, subject to local market demand. Future Trends Retail Retailers and retail developers will continue to explore innovative ways to merchandise products to achieve a marketing advantage in a highly competitive business sector that is battling Internet sales for the retail dollar.
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Major, single use entertainment developments such as theme parks will continue to attract outparcel development including hotels, restaurants, and retail, depending on the type of entertainment facility. Other True mixed-use developments, especially those in business or town centers, may include just about any types of development that meets local market demand.
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In developments having big box retailers, the strong trend is to have them face or back up to their parking. This is most frequently accomplished in one of two ways: • traditional shopping center style; or • provide a front door entrance to a town center street but line the front of the building with smaller stores; place parkA-6
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Therefore, in considering internal trip capture, site layout and walking distances must be considered. The mere mixing of uses on a site or in an area will not provide a true characterization of the possible sharing of parking or how internal circulation occurs between component buildings.
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The exception to that are the MXDs containing big box retail that may be designed so that driving to a second retailer may be necessary due to the distance from one entrance to the next. • Therefore, in considering internal trip capture, site layout and walking distances must be considered.
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