2006-08-09 01:27:12 · 5 answers · asked by carl_vielot 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
For the same reason there are very few standalone restaurants -- land is very expensive. There's also land zoning: unlike a restaurant, a gas station cannot operate on the ground floor of an office building.
2006-08-09 04:53:42 · answer #1 · answered by NC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A large city became a hit way back when... so the need for gas stations weren't there... and when the people started needing gas stations they were "the dirty place" so the good people of the town wanted it out of their city limits ....This is why you don't have gas stations right in the middle of a big town....
2006-08-09 01:49:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because elites want to have their property values ridiculously high at the expense of schmos who live far away and have ugly gas stations on four corners at times
2016-02-27 20:55:10 · answer #3 · answered by andrew 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are more people than the space can take
2006-08-09 01:35:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-09 03:38:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋