Comments on: Westfield restaurant concerns http://arcadiasbest.com/2009/07/more-restaurants-at-westfield-more-review-needed/ Visitors & residents guide to Arcadia California Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:13:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sheng Chang http://arcadiasbest.com/2009/07/more-restaurants-at-westfield-more-review-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-2047 Sheng Chang Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:04:25 +0000 http://174.120.63.162/~drno/?p=122#comment-2047 I believe the City Council should approve the requests from Westfield to open restaurants at the Promenade. This new addition of Westfield Mall has no restaurants to my surprise. When we walked and shopped in the Promenade, we wanted to get rest and have something to eat/drink, but to the disappointment of all us visitors, there are no places for us to relax. The closest nicer restaurants are on the other side of the Mall next to the theaters, it is just inconvenient and does not help the promotion of business for Promenade at all. Eventually, it beats the purpose of opening of this addition to the Mall. Many of Arcadians do not like the way Westfield treated Caruso, but that should be a separate issue, we can not use it as revenge or punishment against Westfield. We should focus on what we have now and make it better for the benefits of Arcadia as a whole, therefore we should approve the project in Promenade. That is all we can do now. I believe the City Council should approve the requests from Westfield to open restaurants at the Promenade.
This new addition of Westfield Mall has no restaurants to my surprise. When we walked and shopped in the Promenade, we wanted to get rest and have something to eat/drink, but to the disappointment of all us visitors, there are no places for us to relax.
The closest nicer restaurants are on the other side of the Mall next to the theaters, it is just inconvenient and does not help the promotion of business for Promenade at all. Eventually, it beats the purpose of opening of this addition to the Mall.
Many of Arcadians do not like the way Westfield treated Caruso, but that should be a separate issue, we can not use it as revenge or punishment against Westfield.
We should focus on what we have now and make it better for the benefits of Arcadia as a whole, therefore we should approve the project in Promenade.
That is all we can do now.

]]> By: Mary Dougherty http://arcadiasbest.com/2009/07/more-restaurants-at-westfield-more-review-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Mary Dougherty Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:56:16 +0000 http://174.120.63.162/~drno/?p=122#comment-661 Jim, Please don’t take my comments about Westfield’s needs to address environmental issues as being anti-Westfield. In fact, I am pro-business - including Westfield – because I understand the connection between business and the economy and its impact on the City of Arcadia and its citizens. Nevertheless, Westfield, Caruso, and all other businesses should expect to comply with the environmental protections and should be required to provide the information that assures that their development will not adversely impact the quality of life in Arcadia. Any business with adverse impacts should pay to mitigate those impacts. Mitigation of adverse impacts should not be borne by Arcadia’s taxpayers. I have a long history of supporting business, and believe that if the Caruso project had been built as originally scheduled that the City would not have suffered the decline in sales tax revenue that it has experienced, and that the cuts in staffing and services would have been lessened. Having read through the environmental impact report prepared by Caruso, I believe that most of Westfield’s action against Caruso was simply prompted by a wish to delay the competition in leasing to retail tenants. I believe that Westfield’s action has not only hurt Caruso, the City of Arcadia, and the residents of Arcadia, but also has hurt Westfield itself. I strongly support the Caruso project in Arcadia because Caruso Affiliated has established a track record of building quality venues, and continues to manage its projects after they have been built. I believe that the Caruso project would add a further dimension to Arcadia as a regional shopping center, and that it would also enhance racetrack attendance and the Westfield mall. While we may view Arcadia as a “community of homes,” it is the business community that enhances our ability to enjoy the lifestyle of this community. I want success and profitability for all our businesses! With best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Joyous Holiday Season to you and all the businesses in and residents of the community of Arcadia. Mary Jim,

Please don’t take my comments about Westfield’s needs to address environmental issues as being anti-Westfield. In fact, I am pro-business – including Westfield – because I understand the connection between business and the economy and its impact on the City of Arcadia and its citizens.

Nevertheless, Westfield, Caruso, and all other businesses should expect to comply with the environmental protections and should be required to provide the information that assures that their development will not adversely impact the quality of life in Arcadia. Any business with adverse impacts should pay to mitigate those impacts. Mitigation of adverse impacts should not be borne by Arcadia’s taxpayers.

I have a long history of supporting business, and believe that if the Caruso project had been built as originally scheduled that the City would not have suffered the decline in sales tax revenue that it has experienced, and that the cuts in staffing and services would have been lessened.

Having read through the environmental impact report prepared by Caruso, I believe that most of Westfield’s action against Caruso was simply prompted by a wish to delay the competition in leasing to retail tenants. I believe that Westfield’s action has not only hurt Caruso, the City of Arcadia, and the residents of Arcadia, but also has hurt Westfield itself.

I strongly support the Caruso project in Arcadia because Caruso Affiliated has established a track record of building quality venues, and continues to manage its projects after they have been built. I believe that the Caruso project would add a further dimension to Arcadia as a regional shopping center, and that it would also enhance racetrack attendance and the Westfield mall.

While we may view Arcadia as a “community of homes,” it is the business community that enhances our ability to enjoy the lifestyle of this community. I want success and profitability for all our businesses!

With best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Joyous Holiday Season to you and all the businesses in and residents of the community of Arcadia.

Mary

]]> By: Jim Nazium http://arcadiasbest.com/2009/07/more-restaurants-at-westfield-more-review-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Jim Nazium Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:04:51 +0000 http://174.120.63.162/~drno/?p=122#comment-658 Mary, I can see your concerns about the Promenade, but I'm curious about your position on the proposed Caruso project. Jim Mary,

I can see your concerns about the Promenade, but I’m curious about your position on the proposed Caruso project.

Jim

]]> By: Visitor http://arcadiasbest.com/2009/07/more-restaurants-at-westfield-more-review-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Visitor Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:00:10 +0000 http://174.120.63.162/~drno/?p=122#comment-9 When I went to the grand opening of the Promenade I was very surprised to see that there were no new restaurants open in the new development. In my opinion, the stores that are open will not survive without the additional draw of new eateries. Westfield NEEDS new estaurants. While I realize that there has been a problem with restaurants staying in business in the last expansion, I believe this is partly due to the quality of restaurants that were there. Clearly Westfield always intended to open restaurants in the Promenade. I seriously doubt that there is going to be a significant impact on traffic. I live right across the street from the Mall, so traffic is a concern, but I don't see any additional traffic with the new expansion, and I think they need the restaurants to help the stores survive. When I went to the grand opening of the Promenade I was very surprised to see that there were no new restaurants open in the new development. In my opinion, the stores that are open will not survive without the additional draw of new eateries.

Westfield NEEDS new estaurants. While I realize that there has been a problem with restaurants staying in business in the last expansion, I believe this is partly due to the quality of restaurants that were there.

Clearly Westfield always intended to open restaurants in the Promenade. I seriously doubt that there is going to be a significant impact on traffic. I live right across the street from the Mall, so traffic is a concern, but I don’t see any additional traffic with the new expansion, and I think they need the restaurants to help the stores survive.

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