vision2020@moscow.com: Re: Downtown Moscow retail

Re: Downtown Moscow retail

Lois Melina (lmelina@moscow.com)
Tue, 5 Mar 1996 15:16:14 -0800

One long-time Moscow retailer told me that historically, when the city gets
aggressive about enforcing parking regs downtown, retail businesses suffer.
I don't know if that's true, although it might make an interesting project
for a business or economics student.

My visions for downtown Moscow:

1. A local gathering spot/eatery for H.S. students (besides Pizza
Pipeline). My real vision is that this would be designed and run by the
students for which they would receive credit. The CAD students could do the
design. The vocational education--business/marketing students (Jr high,
too) could work on the concept and construction, hire employees, keep books,
etc. Art students could decorate.

2. coffee house with internet connection

3. Someone pointed out to me that Wallace Office has not moved out of
downtown, but is operating out of the back entrance. Maybe there could be
financial incentives for the downtown business adjacent to the parking lots
downtown to improve their "back entrances," thereby encouraging people to
use the parking lots and therefore increase the perception of available
parking downtown.

4. Indoor playground for toddlers--maybe even with drop-in babysitting.

5. 50 meter indoor swimming pool. (Well, maybe not right downtown.)

Lois


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