Why would you say that? Cities ate constantly doing studies of revenue and cost impact. Forecasting revenue and traffic changes is bread and butter stuff.
Putting flea markets in walking distant of everyone is a terrible logistical model.
Putting flea markets in walking distant of everyone is a terrible logistical model.
If you've ever lived in a town where shops, parks, living quarters, and government buildings are cheek-by-jowl within walking distance, a "zoned" area feels like a desert - unable to sustain life.
This is intentional. You shred the fabric of society, then you can let companies sell all of it back to people and tax the value.
No tax revenue when your Auntie cools lunch for the neighborhood kids.