tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446476235001311969.post8097939981550991276..comments2023-11-21T03:19:38.942-05:00Comments on Columbia and Howard County Maryland's Future: If you Redevelop It They Will ComeSpence Leanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07961564411302768615noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446476235001311969.post-12734903925882218422010-09-30T14:53:30.092-04:002010-09-30T14:53:30.092-04:00The "having a grocery store is a matter of so...The "having a grocery store is a matter of social justice" crowd have remained willfully ignorant about the economics of having a grocery store, not the least part of which is the traffic volume (i.e., shoppers, whether arriving in cars or otherwise) needed to sustain one in today's marketplace. One of that crowd once pointed to some specialty store as a great example of what could fit in the confines of the WLVC. I went to that store's website and saw that they wanted a minimum vehicle traffic volume of >>20,000 trips per day. Just think about the hue and cry that sort of traffic would raise.Chrisnoreply@blogger.com