AttackonRetail t1_iutiez6 wrote on November 2, 2022 at 10:16 PM

Reply to comment by brick1972 in The entrance and exit of Trader Joe's. Looks like trouble. by tads73

This isn't about it being urban IMO. I think this is about the fact that TJ knowingly opened a "neighborhood" store that will underserve the many other people who will choose to shop it and didn't plan to accomodate the people who this store would have to serve until a more appropriate non-urban location can better serve providence, EP and everything adjacent.

Let's not pretend this store is strictly intended to cater to Fox Point and the residents of East Side when the next closest options are Patriots Place and Warwick.

brick1972 t1_iutpmhk wrote on November 2, 2022 at 11:08 PM

You are making my point, not refuting it. You understand that right? The first thing all you people think of is "what does this mean for cars?"

Regardless, Trader Joe's only agreed to this development if they got a certain number of parking spots. You all know that there is a parking garage right? That's it not just 6 spots you can see in this picture or whatever? I am not privy to the details but I am privy to a lot of the basic negotiation that went on here.

At the end of the day Trader Joe's agrees with you, btw. They would much prefer to have the parcel to themselves surrounded by parking. They are not urban champions. I don't know where you got the idea that this was all Trader Joe's idea. But if we want better development then this is the type of thing we need to stop. And if it fails then that's my entire point about proving Proccianti right. Just pave over the whole fucking state so everyone has parking all the god damn time. It makes me fucking sick, to be honest.