Well, looks like EastChase is growing again.
Unfortunately, the new EastChase "market"--while it will certainly be attractive and convenient (as well as adding several retailers new to Montgomery)--the harsh reality is that there will only be one legal and safe way to get to this new development:
Via Automobile.
And, that's a shame because as gas prices rise, getting places by automobile will just become less and less affordable. Indeed, these type developments are really hedging their bets that people will always be able to continue to drive.
Sadly, one thing we're told that this "market" won't have is a single sidewalk leading to an external destination (like the two large subdivisions nearby). Meaning that not a single person from those neighborhoods (or people staying at the nearby hotels) will be able to walk or bike to this "market".
How sustainable is this?
And, an even more important question is: How has EastChase been able to get regulatory approval for this massive development without providing a single external sidewalk?
(note: want to see something really anti-sustainable...just trying an walking from Halcyon to the Shoppes at EastChase--a potentially pleasant 1/4 mile walk where--from some reason the sidewalk was never extended out of the neighborhood and into the shoppes--bizarrely unsustainable)
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