stonecrest mall project

Courtney HenryJonathan Noble

Kennedi ThompsonD’andre Veal

What was the area like before the shopping center was built?

• “It was a lot of roads”

• “More quiet”

• “It was boring”

• “Clear land”

• “Trees”

What problems do you notice that are associated with the shopping

center? • Pollution

• Idling

• Soliciting

• Loitering

• Gangs

• Traffic

Is the shopping center’s aesthetically pleasing?

• “Yes”

• “Its clean”

• “I see a lot of trash”

• “Hell yeah”

6)

a. The total area of impervious surface where water cannot seep: 75%

b. Average height of trees: 24.6 ft

Number of trees: 50

c. The trees are planted in pots and beds.

d. Percentage of parking lot filled with cars: 20%

Questions

1) The respondents liked the fact that there was a place to shop, but most of them believed it had a negative effect on the area.

2) Some of the major problems the respondents stated were pollution and traffic.

3) Some environmental problems we saw were pollution, land being built on, and traffic.

4) Stone Crest Mall is a place to shop and enjoy yourself.

Questions (cont.)

5) To minimize the environmental problems that are associated with this mall: they could put more trash and recycling bins around the mall, put more roads around the mall, and put fines on cars that are left on.

6) We believe one large mall is better than several small ones because it is easier to manage a large mall, and you can enforce more rules.

Questions (cont)

7) If we were designing a mall, we would implement environmentally friendly factors similar to what they have at Arabia Mountain: such as low water usage toilets, windows that let in a surplus of light, etc.

8) As they developed Stone Crest and added more parts they also added and widened the roads.

9) There are 112 stores at Stone Crest including: Express, Burger King, Best Buy Mobile, Forever 21, etc.

Question (cont.)

10) When going to Stone Crest you can see a lot of birds, insects around the trees, and occasionally a deer.

Table• Do you like Stone Crest in the area?

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• Do you dislike Stone Crest in the area?

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