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As others have already touch on, there are no parking lots. The streets are narrow with one directional car traffic, and some of the streets around here do not
by MrDresden 2y ago
As others have already touch on, there are no parking lots. The streets are narrow with one directional car traffic, and some of the streets around here do not allow car traffic. Most if not all of the shoppers are walking or cycling.
And to be fair, I'm cheating just a bit. One of these grocery stores is a "normal" chain (Albert Heijn) whereas the other one is an organic chain (EcoPlaza) so these can coexist in such close proximity to one another.
The density of grocery stores is pretty high in the Netherlands. It wasn't until writing this response that I remembered that there is a third grocery store (PLUS) that is also within 1 minute walk from my front door.
If I were to increase the time from my door to ~5-6 minutes then the number of grocery stores would become 6x.
I would recommend looking at this video[0] from NotJustBikes on the subject. It shows exactly the type of mindset at work when it comes to urban design and zoning.
[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYHTzqHIngk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYHTzqHIngk
- jjav 2y ago> If I were to increase the time from my door to ~5-6 minutes then the number of grocery stores would become 6x. Maybe I walk too slow? Actually never measured my walking speed but looks like about 3mph is average. So 5 minutes covers 400m or 1300ft. How can 18 supermarkets (6x the three within 1 minute) fit into such a small area?! I'd love a google map link so I can do a virtual walking tour of the area. I've never experienced such concentration of supermarkets!
- MrDresden 2y ago> "How can 18 supermarkets (6x the three within 1 minute) fit into such a small area?!" Ah no sorry, that was a mistake on my part, it wasn't meant to be 6x but just 6.