Downtown Phoenix- Urban gathering areas...
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I would like to see "Urban Hub Areas" implemeted throughout Downtown. This can be easily obtained by providing large shade structures such as fabric tarps or Covered areas (think Las Vegas Freemon Street and incorporate trees, seats, game tables (think Denevr 16th Street), areas for mobile food vendors and encourage artists and musicians to provide free entertainment. These "islands: can be peppered throughout Downtown to encourage pedestrian traffic and locate them near important venues to generate pedestrian activity and participation.... The city could encourage use by stamping visitor cards at each station and give away free Phx merchandise, etc... Or perhaps receive discounted services/ merchandise at Phoenix events, etc... These hubs could also be used for special occasions to promote Az Businesses- I.E. 1 hub with local farmers, 1 hub with local wineries, 1 hub with local florists, 1 hub with local bands, etc... This would be very similar to the Urban wine walk with maps included, etc... In my opinion, we lose visitors to Vegas/ Denver because they offer so many options that we don't... At the end of the day, Downtown is beautiful and we have fantastic weather- the shade structures will provide for a more comfortable summer visit...
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