Automobile-Oriented Places: Crossroads
Plaza, Cary, NC
It can truly be said that 100% of people who shop or work at
Crossroads Plaza arrive by car: there are no transit services here, and no other land uses
within walking distance. Even trips between shops in Crossroads Plaza are mostly made by
car. Because of the large amounts of land required for parking and access roads, shopping
centers such as this one are developed at about a tenth the density of traditional
downtowns. Most large shopping centers are located at major highway interchanges. In this
case, it is the 'Crossroads' of U.S.1 and Interstate 40.
