06-25-2024, 02:48 PM
(06-25-2024, 02:26 PM)Kodra24 Wrote: Although downtown residents don't want to admit it they need the suburbanites coming down to help their business succeed - and if it isn't easy/convenient/accessible they simply won't
This really isn't supported by the evidence. That was the urban planning philosophy of the 60s and 70s. Build big expressways and lots of parking so that the suburbs can easily access downtown. It failed all over North America and lead to declining downtowns. The cities that resisted this ended up with the most successful downtowns.
This was an issue in uptown before the streetscape project. Store owners thought that a large part of their customer base drove, and reducing parking would drive them away. Actual surveys showed the majority of patrons didn't drive, and the businesses mostly served those that were local.
DTK needs more people living in it, it doesn't need any more accessibility for suburbanites.