I wish there was more viability to converting old malls into mixed use.
I enjoy living above shops and I'm sure many others do, too. Whatever added foot traffic couldn't hurt and it would redeem some of the lost land-use and intrastructure.
I know this is done sometimes, I just wish it was more common.
If the mall could support some form of food court and movie place, it would be so nice to go down after a day of work and catch a movie, grab some food, and/or people watch.