Sg9018 Member Username: Sg9018
Post Number: 22 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 9:18 pm: | |
Most suburbanites are repeat visitors. The poll saids that 2/3 of suburban Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties says they occasionally go to downtown. The poll also saids that if downtown has more shops and better transit, downtown will bring more residents. More in the link, http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs .dll/article?AID=/20070822/NEW S06/708220424 |
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main
Post Number: 1267 Registered: 06-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 9:22 pm: | |
If this isn't a petition for retailers to start setting up shop, then I don't know what is!! |
French777 Member Username: French777
Post Number: 217 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 9:37 pm: | |
wasn't Macy's in the news about opening up shop in downtown! |
Rbdetsport Member Username: Rbdetsport
Post Number: 378 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 9:41 pm: | |
"And mayoral spokesman Matt Allen said the city has a federal grant for light rail service from downtown along a yet-to-be-determined 12-mile route. The service should be running by 2011, he said." That is interesting. |
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision
Post Number: 293 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 11:17 pm: | |
Good article, interesting study. It confirms what I've known all along from the private data I've had my hands on - that downtown has a perceived security problem, regardless of the actual statistics... and also, to me, it reinforces that "tipping point" that I think downtown/midtown is almost at. A perceived security problem, actually, is an easier fix than an actual one. I've lined out how in other threads. I'm one of those people who thinks that it's not going to be 20 years - it'll be five for the central core - Downtown, Midtown, Corktown, etc. the work in some of those neighborhoods is really amazing. |
Tetsua Member Username: Tetsua
Post Number: 1317 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 12:03 am: | |
https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/5/111358.html?1187829747 |
Miketoronto Member Username: Miketoronto
Post Number: 632 Registered: 07-2004
| Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 12:06 am: | |
Was there not a study done a couple months ago that said something like 60% of suburbanites visit downtown atleast once a month or something? |
Pam Member Username: Pam
Post Number: 2384 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 5:02 am: | |
quote:The poll also saids "Saids" is not a word. "Says" is a word. |