Theoretically, the malls and stores should welcome the buses, because the buses will deliver more potential customers to them.
But that is only in theory. Liberals may agree with that theory. But the stores know that these new mall “customers” are not going to buy anything.
in the 90’s the bus drivers in Minneapolis went on strike. I guess lots of the businesses out of the cities absolutely loved it.
The shoplifting rate at the Mall of America plummeted during the strike.