Payday Pundit

Buried at the end of a Kansas City Star article examining the potential new Burlington Corridor outside Kansas City is this gem:

The North Kansas City Council recently approved interim restrictions on what kind of businesses can open along Burlington. They include payday loan shops and auto lots, and will be in place until the corridor review is completed.

If this is going to be the swanky highway ‘o strip malls the city council hopes, why not just allow the market forces of property values and types of consumers dictate what businesses can or cannot operate?