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49 <br /> Mixed Use and Retail <br /> Many participants, though not all, welcomed the idea of Community Commercial/Retail on a few specific <br /> sites if economically feasible. While participants expressed a range of opinions on whether this could <br /> work, most were interested in the possibility of small-scale retail spaces that were walkable. We explored <br /> the meaning of this with a range of photographs of commercial and mixed use. Common themes: 1) No <br /> more than 2 stories, 2) 4-6 shops max, 3) integrated into the design fabric of the community <br /> More than 50% considered a "fit" <br /> The photos below received just a bit more than half of respondents who felt like these examples could fit <br /> in, mostly because of the scale and the integration into residential community life. <br /> r <br /> ,, ei� 1 r t yam ,, <br /> ie,4. upogiir„„ mumnuu�,, <br /> 4 y ''' <br /> � ! �..�tea. I ir.--- \10;P. <br /> , ..r <br /> Pti <br /> Mixed responses <br /> Around 50% found the structures in the photos below could fit in. Comments on the left photograph <br /> suggested that the retail spaces were small enough to include a range of options but many did not like <br /> the "strip-mall" feel of the parking. The right photo was one of the only mixed-use that did not receive <br /> overwhelming "no", likely because of the smaller scale. <br /> .1 <br /> Or marl, <br /> L '' I , I' i i i,I �I ill }i <br /> i <br /> 1 <br /> "+17 r I� rrz� <br /> Absolute "NO!" <br /> Pictures like the below received unanimous dislike: too urban, too large, or too suburban. <br /> VIIII <br /> 1 <br /> t 1 <br /> .4 �p'i( /' <br /> r„'**gin s? r y ..r..i <br /> 32 <br />