[Vision2020] Palouse Empire Mall rejects Public Transportation...

[Bill London]

Thanks Garrett for letting all of us know about this decision by the mall to
push the bus stop off their parking lot.
Despite their years of PR effort to show us that the mall is an important
part of the community, again the mall is showing itself to be a selfish and
horrible neighbor.
Remember how the mall scoffed at Moscow's rules about cutting down
right-of-way trees and illegally removed dozens of bushes and trees on a
Sunday morning?
Now, with two weeks notice, they are kicking the Pullman-Moscow bus out of
their parking lot.
I called the mall management.  If you wish to comment on this decision, you
can call Jim Bendickson, property manager.  Of course, he does not live in
Moscow.  He's in Spokane at 509-747-2009, or at jimb at jamesonmgt.com
BL




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garrett Clevenger" <onewildearth at hotmail.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 9:41 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Palouse Empire Mall rejects Public Transportation...


> I regret to inform fellow bus travellers and public transportation
> supporters that the Palouse Empire Mall has decided to not let the
Wheatland
> Express bus (the one that transports between Pullman and Moscow) stop at
the
> mall anymore, effective June 1.
>
> The bus brings hundreds of shoppers to the mall from Pullman monthly (and
> many from Moscow, too) particularly students from WSU.  I imagine
thousands
> of dollars are spent there from shoppers who have no other way to get to
the
> mall except by bus.
>
> Everyone I've talked to about this is perplexed by the mall management's
> decision (they have not gotten back to me about why they decided this)
> though one reason I heard is because too many people are parking their
cars
> at the mall when they take the bus (considering how much room is left in
the
> parking lot and that the bus brings people who don't need to park, this is
> an insufficient reason)
>
> If I owned or worked at a store at the mall I'd be pretty upset that the
> mall management is basically saying they don't want bus rider business.
>
> I've been riding the bus since 1997 and have seen the mall hassle the bus
by
> moving the stop in the parking lot multiple times.
>
> This decision, however, is a shock to us riders and is pretty frustrating.
> Perhaps the Pullman rider shoppers will head to downtown Moscow instead,
but
> I bet they'll stick to shopping in Pullman, particularly if the super
> wallmart opens.
>
> This is bad not just for mall businesses, but for the bus because it
lessons
> bus ridership which is not good to insure its success.  Plus, having
> cross-pollination between the two towns is good for both communities.
>
> If you know mall people, please let them know.  Perhaps their clout could
> convince the mall management to keep the bus stop at the mall.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Garrett Clevenger
>
> http://www.icehouse.net/garrett
>
> "What are we doing to our Home?!:("
>
>
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