While this group enjoyed having the Downtown Plaza all to themselves, it really didn't matter because the Downtown area was dead yesterday anyway.
It's very sad to see that pretty much everything was shut down anyway on Sunday and there's just no way things are going to improve until they bring in an anchor store and revitalize the Plaza.
We need Barber Shops, Coffee Shops, things of that nature. The Mayor came up, (along with Comegys) with this great Arts District, yet NOT ONE person has taken advantage of it. More evidence that it's all fluff without any delivery.
The Downtown Plaza should be THE PLACE to visit, just like the Zoo or City Park. On beautiful days like Sunday was, that place should be packed with people and it's not.
I personally believe this has been one of the biggest failures Barrie Tilghman has created in her terms as Mayor. Anyway, it was nice to see people from this Church enjoying the Plaza care free.
It's nice to see SOMEONE enjoying the Plaza...the potential is incredible, the wasting of that potential is heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteI think that the Plaza should be closed as a street, but as long as it remains a public thoroughfare, then it is not propert to allow it to be used for events by private interests, including churches. Who authorized this one?
ReplyDeleteMake parking free in the downtown area, and perhaps people would be willing to go down there. I often steer away from going to places like Market street grill or Flavors Italian grill because there are hundreds of restaurants around town with easy, safe, and free parking. also, clean the downtown up (figuratively *crime* and literally *trash*)and give tax incentives for those doing retail or food service business down there.
ReplyDeleteI never go to the Downtown Plaza. Personally I don't feel that there is anything there for me to do or to enjoy. I visited Dallas Texas a few years ago and they have an area comparable to our Downtown Plaza where there are vendor booths (real store vendors not yard sale vendors) and a game area as well as outdoor music and food. It was a great place to wander around or just to sit and listen to the music. Too bad our Downtown Plaza isn't set up for people to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteTWO WAY TRAFFIC is the only salvation. Not a defender of the current mayor but this plaza been a bi-polar plan long before her. It's like its trying to figure out what it wants to be when it grows up only it has suffered from arrested development.
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