Proposed rules for big box shopping malls face heat

CALGARY— Developers and major retail chains are giving a rough reception to city proposals for new shopping centre design standards.

City planners have tested out proposed rules that would appear to make future Calgarybig-box complexes look vastly different from the normal suburban style, with less space for parking lots, more for pedestrians and more attractive streetscapes.

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