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Revitalization requires early “structural” changes

Change the game . . . get ahead of the curve . . . till the ground – phrases people use to describe progress.  Making Cushman a 2-way street will change the game downtown by making businesses more viable, thereby improving the investment environment.  Creating a new zone type will get ahead of the curve of downtown’s re-development by expressing in a regulatory framework three minimum standards that the buildings themselves can furnish to make downtown good for pedestrians.  

In a nutshell, these two measures till the ground for economic development.  They are the first of several structural changes downtown that will make our downtown competitive across the spectrum – from investment to visitation.