What an interesting way to involve readers in a community effort. Good job, Joe Hart! I hope you get many responses.

This would be ideal spot for a Planet Fitness since stores that are vacant are next to one another - definitely enough space for one.

Well there is a vacant spot at the shopping center I am in on Bristol Pike. Day does not go by that another owner has to close his/her doors because of the lack of business. Let’s talk about how we can help the businesses that are here in Bensalem stay open.

Apple Store.

I not only agree with Pondeli, but I also beleive that we have way too many low paying, abuse taking fast food/ retail jobs. We need to focus on bringing in REAL jobs to this town, jobs that provide valuable services to the people within it, not take away from it. We also need to focus on the budget of this town, and how we can repair it, so that this town doesn't go bankrupt.

Going out on a limb here; a great restaurant I ate the best Chicken Wings even!!!! In North Carolina called Zaxby's; will not disappoint us! This will be a great business to have here in Bensalem, because there isn't any place here even close to offering what Zaxby's can provide; Great food and the greatest Chicken Wing on rhe planet, at very reasonable prices. I know the business will be successful; they could compare the great success that Golden Coral has had here; they to came from North Carolina. Thanks for this opportunity to make suggestions to bring great business to Bensalem.

Problem with this location for a restaurant is lack of clear-line visibility from Street Road. Most chain restaurants today require a free-standing unit that they can design and build to meet a specific profile. A location inside a strip shopping center, especially one with set-back and blocked line-of-sight this one has, doesn't meet this criteria. Every restaurant that's been there has failed (mostly over lack of business)--Horn & Hardart, OCB and the one that preceded H&H (I forget its name). In this economy these stores may prove challenging to lease with any degree of sustainability. Hopefully an entity does come along to take them on that has some degree of staying-power even if it's not quite the identity we'd prefer. When you think about it Bensalem is already over-banked, over drug-stored and overly covered up by fast food. We could use more dine-in's, but this is probably not the location to attract them for the reasons mentioned.

One of the things you take into consideration when opening a place is how safe you, your staff and customers are. Posting every single thing the Bensalem Police are doing in the Patch makes our community look as we have a problem with crime. The Bensalem police are going a great job. Take notice how many articles are about police activity and how many are about how well businesses are doing. If I lived in another community and open the patch I would think twice before I came to Bensalem to shop. We need to encourage people to come here not scare them away. In hard times we need to band together and work for the common good.

I think a Dollar Store will be good, a Food Basic store, which is very reasonable in there prices, a Pathmark, I go to philly to go food shopping, I don't think we need anymore pizza places, bars, It's hard enough to shop for food, b/c of being so expensive, people can get good deals, there is also a store called Deals, which sells alot of things , Need to check them out,

Thanks for all the great suggestions. Keep them coming.

This is a great article! I would like to see any locally owned business and not a chain store be put in those spaces. I disagree with Pondelli, once again... Public Safety logs are a part of news. They are in the newspapers, on other patch sites, etc. It's what happens, I as a business owner like to read them so that I can keep an eye out for trends in crime near my place of business. Pondelli, what are your suggestions to bring business here, besides the Bensalem Business Association? Jael, the town can't pick and choose what businesses come here, If it is zoned a certain way, then the town has no say to deny a fast food business or other legal job. In fact, it's the low paying fast food/walmart types that are keeping a lot of people from being unemployed and homeless right now.

How about a Seafood America! The closest one is all the way up in Warminster. This would be a great place to get Seafood to go for all occassions.

I agree with John Brady, and also I heard that Seafood Shanty's are franchising again!!!!

Jacqueline, there is a botton dollar food store on street road. its where the staples use to be. But i agree with Bonnie. Put a planet fitness there so this way the one in trevose isnt so mobbed all the time. And/ Or someone can open up a place for kids to go and have fun. Get them off the street. A indoor skate park or a roller rink like there use to be. I think that would drop the "crime rate" that people say bensalem has.

A cool pawn-jewelry store like in the show hard core pawn ( would probably be a big hit being so close to casino) or Mongolian BBQ restaurant - ate at in on in Michigan was fabulous!

Planet Fitness!!!

A pawn shop would get tons of business in "Business Friendly Bensalem" I'm sure!
Also how about a free day care for the people who want to just run into the Casino for an hour or so?

I agree with Matthew, and Nancy, it would be great for a pawn store, I love them , I know i would be there most of the time.. Great Idea,

Fun Center Power Sport just open its door at 2639 Bristol Pike right across the street from my place. This had been a motorcycle place for many years and closed a couple years back. Now with new owners Alan & Greg are handling Yamaha Bike, Quads etc… Let’s all wish them all the best. Alan for many years had run the place for the past owner.

Whole foods or trader joes!!!!!!

We need a local PF Changs. If not in these units how about in Parx.

An indoor play center for kids could be great. Have huge playsets like all the local parks do but inside so the kids could go at any time (rainy days, etc.) Not so sure how they would afford the rent though, probably very expensive.

Whole Foods or Trader Joes

Should add another supermarket like Freshgrocer or Walmart and Of course a Gym.

A religious store too. I give readings lolll

Chinese buffet, like the Hibachi Grill at Franklin Mills.