There is an article here quoting Laurie Oehy of The Academy of Culinary Arts and Susan Follett of the Country Store. They and others comment on the impact on South Bayview of the retail development along Laird Drive. Ms. Oehy is said to believe that box stores do not directly affect independent retailers while Ms Follett says, according to the article, that it has an impact on the number of people who walk the street. Curiously, the writer does not review the impact of ticketing. In the absence of choice, shoppers might put up with parking tickets. The city has declared open season on motorists. Free parking at the new developments may prove a tipping point for some parkers. Equally however many shoppers continue to say that they can not find personal service and genuine care in the boxes. Such service is the standard on South Bayview.
