"Creating Neighborhood Capital from Strip Malls" by Nicki Meyer

The view of this author is that a small strip mall can be redone to be of service to a lot more people. He believes that instead of it only being helpful at a neighborhood level, it can become a major part of a community. I think that this would be a good idea because it could be extremely convenient to residents. The more convenient things are, the more money is brought into a business. When a tiny, family owned business can be expanded to a community wide business, it is beneficial to both groups. Instead of benefitting only a couple of people, the new model could serve the entire community as a whole and connect them together. It would increase the education level of employees about business. It is good for the community in the sense that it connects businesses together.
The diagram shows how more money will be circulated through the system with the new models of strip malls. The community could be transformed into more of an urban dense society. This makes money flow trough society more efficiently and really could boost the economy. I agree with moving away from the old fashion strip malls and more towards community owned hubs.