It's time to blow up the RI Mall

[Recchia]

They need to figure out what the hell they want this place to be. If they want a strip mall, then level the inside of the mall and add more big box stores in between Walmart and Sears. If they want a mall mall, then open up Walmart and Kohls into the mall to get some foot traffic in there. The situation now, however, is just odd.

Personally I think they should blow up the interior and transform the site into a little town center with some parking garages and housing, so long as they finally get some transit running to it. It could be the state's first real attempt at a TOD. And then once Warwick Mall dies out, they can do the same with that site and have a nice little riverfront town.

[Liamlunchtray]

They need to figure out what the hell they want this place to be. If they want a strip mall, then level the inside of the mall and add more big box stores in between Walmart and Sears. If they want a mall mall, then open up Walmart and Kohls into the mall to get some foot traffic in there. The situation now, however, is just odd.

Personally I think they should blow up the interior and transform the site into a little town center with some parking garages and housing, so long as they finally get some transit running to it. It could be the state's first real attempt at a TOD. And then once Warwick Mall dies out, they can do the same with that site and have a nice little riverfront town.

[mod134]

It is a smart/machiavelian maneuver on Stop & Shop's part to thwart Walmart's expansion. Unfortunately it is at the cost, directly or indirectly, of the stability of the RI Mall.

What is a TOD? Sorry, but I missed the memo. Thanks in advance for clarifying this.

[Cotuit]

What is a TOD? Sorry, but I missed the memo. Thanks in advance for clarifying this.

[Frankie811]

A place to gather, but where to shop?

Rhode Island Mall has 68 storefronts, few tenants

Customers typically have no problem finding parking spaces at the Rhode Island Mall. Many of the mall