Stalls should be slightly angled. Smaller parking lots are safer and more comfortable because there are sidewalks or landscaped elements close-by to act as pedestrian refuges. Also, small lots don't visually overpower pedestrian amenities the way big lots do. When you think about it, mall structures are designed to be seen from a moving car. Their geometry is large, simple and monotonous.
Signs are big, bright and plastic, and legible from one-quarter mile.
Then there is no refuge except in the isles of the store. The new center will be a pedestrian-friendly. Our buildings will have variety, not only in size and shape but also in pattern, color and texture. Unit paving, small pieces of public art, drinking fountains, benches and carefully crafted details will reward the eyes of shoppers driving at three miles per hour and invite them to walk. These will be buildings that reveal themselves over time, after several visits.