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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
Well then that leads us to the chicken or the egg argument. Can we significantly improve the downtown demographics without new offices and retail? Will retail move in without improved demographics?
But you're of course right Artist. But I don't have to like it!
One thing, we dont need any more office space downtown. They arent getting those developments in Jenks or Bixby because they have a lot of office space. That is one of the things that destroyed downtown. A downtown should not be an "office park done tall".
Also one of the best things we can do do help with retail, and a lively downtown is to see more living, not just in downtown but in areas like the Pearl District and just north of downtown.
Entertainment and offices should only be considered a part of what makes a downtown thrive. The other half is people living in and around downtown. The "Urban Village" concept. There should be proportionality. 30,000 people working downtown and 3,000 living there is not balance or proportionality. 30,000 people working there and 30,000 people living there THEN you have got something.