Peter Blanchard
Big box sucks
Avoid big box malls! They're bad for local business and employment, often using poor labour practices and illegal "predatory pricing". They also increase dependency on cars, increase urban sprawl and congestion, and are bad for pedestrians, cyclists, seniors and public transit. They transfer hidden costs from the store onto the consumer and community. The result is that products seem cheaper – but we all end up paying in other ways. The good news: there are much better altenatives – and people in smart communities are achieving them. In the links below you'll find information on how and why to fight big box developments, and examples of communities that have successfully blocked them.
What's wrong with big box malls? What are the alternatives?
www.sprawlwatch.org/superstore.html
www.preservationnation.org/issues/smart-growth/additional...
www.ptvermont.org/commentary/big_box.htm
directory.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/Business/Allegedl...
www.google.com/search?q="big+box"+sprawl
www.google.com/search?q="big+box"+poverty
www.google.com/search?q="big+box"+"predato...;
www.google.com/search?q="predatory+pricing"+law...
Why Buy Local?
www.google.com/search?q="why+buy+local"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_purchasing
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_food
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Alternative_economy
www.planetfriendly.net/organic.html#local
About Small Business en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_business
www.planetfriendly.net/goodworklinks.html#smallbusiness
directory.google.com/Top/Business/Small_Business/Resources/
Community Economic Development (CED)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_economic_development
directory.google.com/Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Urban_an...
Sustainable Development
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development
directory.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Susta...
Questioning Business
www.planetfriendly.net/business.html
(The above sign/graffiti is across the road from a big-box mall in Ontario, Canada)
Big box sucks
Avoid big box malls! They're bad for local business and employment, often using poor labour practices and illegal "predatory pricing". They also increase dependency on cars, increase urban sprawl and congestion, and are bad for pedestrians, cyclists, seniors and public transit. They transfer hidden costs from the store onto the consumer and community. The result is that products seem cheaper – but we all end up paying in other ways. The good news: there are much better altenatives – and people in smart communities are achieving them. In the links below you'll find information on how and why to fight big box developments, and examples of communities that have successfully blocked them.
What's wrong with big box malls? What are the alternatives?
www.sprawlwatch.org/superstore.html
www.preservationnation.org/issues/smart-growth/additional...
www.ptvermont.org/commentary/big_box.htm
directory.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/Business/Allegedl...
www.google.com/search?q="big+box"+sprawl
www.google.com/search?q="big+box"+poverty
www.google.com/search?q="big+box"+"predato...;
www.google.com/search?q="predatory+pricing"+law...
Why Buy Local?
www.google.com/search?q="why+buy+local"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_purchasing
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_food
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Alternative_economy
www.planetfriendly.net/organic.html#local
About Small Business en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_business
www.planetfriendly.net/goodworklinks.html#smallbusiness
directory.google.com/Top/Business/Small_Business/Resources/
Community Economic Development (CED)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_economic_development
directory.google.com/Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Urban_an...
Sustainable Development
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development
directory.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Susta...
Questioning Business
www.planetfriendly.net/business.html
(The above sign/graffiti is across the road from a big-box mall in Ontario, Canada)