The researchers considered three performance measures of what constitutes a "good" parking spot: the total walking distance between the space and the mall's front door (including distance walked to the door, back to the car after the shopping trip, and to return a shopping cart), driving time in search of a space, and the amount of time to reach the front door after entering the lot.
Their comparison showed that, in their model, the "park and walk" approach takes an average of 61 seconds, from entering the lot to reaching the mall entrance, whereas the "cycling" strategy requires an average of 71 seconds. The first approach usually involves more walking, but you tend to get to your shopping faster.
So, to save time at the mall, "park and walk" works best—most of the time.
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