ShopCity®, where walking suck big time

I am sad to announce that I have lost my most favourite pair of slippers to the big disease called exhaustion. She must have been too exhausted having accompanied to most crappy of places, and its time to depart to the big gig in the sky. I shouldn't have played favourites with her I guess too much fun is deteriorating.

So I went to a local mall to get myself a same pair of sandals. The mall was so damn huge and shops were so far apart that it was literally a pain in the butt. And bad news, too much walking in that damn place ruined the pair of sandals that I walked in.

Can you see the problem here? Shopping complexes are self-explanatory. They are complex.

A half day shopping in search of a replacement cost me another pair of sandals. Now I will need to get myself another two pairs of sandals. Tough luck.

So, I suggest that shops be grouped by their respective categories. Sports division, shoes and clothes (one area for ladies and another for guys), books, food etc.

Or better still, we should be able to DRIVE in a shopping complex. I will call my concept ShopCity®. The place will be SO big that it will be impossible for walking. Rent a buggy or drop dead.

At the moment, due to the huge influx of people into local malls, the average width of the shopfront space is at least 6 meters. That would be able to accommodate 2 buggies at the same time. If some people still choose to walk, I would allow only 2 meter lane for buggy traffic (its quite tight, I know), 2 meter lane as parking space and another 2 meter lane strictly for pedestrians. The parking lane can be used as well during peak hours and buggy parking will be shifted to atria spaces which will be dotted heavily all over ShopCity®.

In order to control traffic and avoid jams and accidents especially those affecting the pedestrians, traffic lights will be present at junctions spaced at certain intervals. One-way traffic only. Steps will be eliminated and ramps will be present for conveniences’ sake.

So when any of you have the chance to come to ShopCity®, do visit the concierge. I will be the successful entrepreneur behind the whole scheme renting out buggies for the pleasure of you shoppers. My other counters will be virtually at every entrance/exit points of ShopCity®. Rent one, there is no running away.