Centerra Marketplace — Local services in Loveland

First of all, this commentary is on the shopping center as-a-whole, not any individual store or business.  That said, there is good shopping and some of my favorite places to eat here (BWW).  This shopping center has been around for decades and has undergone a lot of expansion to get it where it is today.  Really the only "knock" on the area is that the traffic flow is awful - on a good day.  Don't even get me started on what it's like around Christmas.  The Starbucks and Chik-Fil-A, which are right next to each other, routinely cause traffic back-ups at peak meal times.  From there, the entire ingress/egress area on the east side is abysmal with a roundabout only adding to the traffic mess.  Getting out of the shopping area in the NE corner (Subway, etc.) is very difficult/dangerous.  This area needs a way in/out from the north side of the center.  Aside from the traffic flow issues though, I would say this is a nice shopping center to spend a half-day at.  Park somewhere near the middle, then start on either the West or East side and work your way to the other side, with a stop for a meal at any of the numerous and wonderful restaurants.  Maybe top it off with a Menchie's Yogurt as you head back for...

The new In N Out has created gridlock. There is absolutely no reason that it can't be three lanes all the way down on 34. But since now it scrimps down to two, traffic slows A TON for the merge. Then it becomes three again a half a mile later which makes no sense UNLESS they are TRYING to keep you in front of Centerra. All they've done is create traffic problems. The parking lot is a hampster cage of one ways and no Left Turns.

So, AVOID CENTERRA unless you have time for gridlock traffic on 34.

Why does it go from 3 lanes to 2, then back to 3? Makes NO sense. There is plenty of room for it to be 3 lames the whole way. Should be 3 lanes ALL the way from i25 to...

Centerra is a portmanteau (word combo) of center and terra (meaning earth). So my theory is the McWhinney bros (Centerra real estate developers) put this "Marketplace" here to cover a secret entrance to the domain of the mole people who live at the Earth's core. And the bros are actually mole people in disguise, seeking to infiltrate the race of humans through boutique shopping and fine dining with a fresh, outdoor layout. Either that, or it's just some dumb word they made up for the 10 millionth shopping center in America. I got some great Christmas gifts...