I moved here a year ago and still cannot located all the events going on in the metro area. We need 1. ONE online maintained city calendar and events place to go to, and 2)a city wide weekly email to...
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I moved here a year ago and still cannot located all the events going on in the metro area. We need 1. ONE online maintained city calendar and events place to go to, and 2)a city wide weekly email to all ciitizens and interested parties with the gov't info, meeting info, road closings, updates, and events. there are just too many entities duplicating and not focused on mutual economic development.
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Nov 1, 2018 by
starr3214 (17 points)
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I moved here a year ago and still cannot located all the events going on in the metro area. We need 1. ONE online maintained city calendar and events place to go to, and 2)a city wide weekly email to all ciitizens and interested parties with the gov't info, meeting info, road closings, updates, and events. there are just too many entities duplicating and not focused on mutual economic development.
Many cities are going to the ped mall model. Cumberland has not invited retail there to attract customers. Also, there is more signage needed everywhere to direct peds and visitors to this area. No...
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Many cities are going to the ped mall model. Cumberland has not invited retail there to attract customers. Also, there is more signage needed everywhere to direct peds and visitors to this area. No bike riding on the ped mall. Cyclists can walk their bikes through. Has anyone done a survey to see how many visitors come to the train station and then walk to the ped mall? but why would they come? There are not shops or retail to draw them. The restaurants are trying but need to update their quality and menu items. Before we tear it up and bring more auto congestion there, what fixes have been tried. The dilapidated shopping center next door where we park needs to be updated and modernized to attract visitors and shoppers. So much could be done before we change the model that we already paid millions to create. And what is the garage being used for? Locals say they would use it but it costs! Bringing back road with cars will NOT bring shoppers there are no good retail stores.
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Nov 1, 2018 by
starr3214 (17 points)
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Many cities are going to the ped mall model. Cumberland has not invited retail there to attract customers. Also, there is more signage needed everywhere to direct peds and visitors to this area. No bike riding on the ped mall. Cyclists can walk their bikes through. Has anyone done a survey to see how many visitors come to the train station and then walk to the ped mall? but why would they come? There are not shops or retail to draw them. The restaurants are trying but need to update their quality and menu items. Before we tear it up and bring more auto congestion there, what fixes have been tried. The dilapidated shopping center next door where we park needs to be updated and modernized to attract visitors and shoppers. So much could be done before we change the model that we already paid millions to create. And what is the garage being used for? Locals say they would use it but it costs! Bringing back road with cars will NOT bring shoppers there are no good retail stores.
