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Downtown Parking Strategy and Implementation Plan—Public Comments ATTACH M E N !! 3 <br /> * Varying materials for sidewalks and creating more planters with seating <br /> space is a good public space use. <br /> * Kiosk examples shared by city's consultants was a positive visual way to <br /> create interest on side streets to draw folks to those businesses. <br /> * Eliminate one-way streets to provide better access to businesses. <br /> * Design DOES matter. Setback of third story mitigates some height issues. <br /> Disregarding Scale opens the door for developers to build out of scale <br /> buildings to maximize their investments. Example: See Walnut Creek <br /> downtown today. It's a walled environment of two and three-story buildings. <br /> They lost their charm by creating to many big box stores. <br /> * Without a federal funding source for redevelopment for our downtown the <br /> city could be subject to individual developer's moneyed interests. The DSP <br /> Committee should be very careful not to create language that solely <br /> addresses those interests. <br /> * As the task force explores how to add "Charm" to other non Main Street <br /> businesses: Look at where there are successful businesses and study what <br /> their commercial design. Example: Mission Plaza hosts "The Press" a very <br /> successful family owned restaurant with an outdoor room for more seating. <br /> The food is great! Parking is ample. This plaza locale is an extension of <br /> downtown. <br /> * Palo Alto's University Ave. has too many restaurants and fewer and fewer <br /> shops to attract shopping. Provide a balance. Downtown Livermore has <br /> decorative infrastructure that is expensive to maintain. Create ideas that <br /> are practical and attractive that require low maintenance. <br /> General Marketing Ideas: <br /> * Encourage non-restaurant businesses on Main St. to provide creative <br /> outreach to community. Example: Sees Candy sells in grocery stores. Why <br /> not allow our local candy store and bakery to sell in other businesses? <br /> * Towne Center Book Store provides "lunch with authors" and often <br /> Provided to Planning Commission for March 8, 2017 Meeting and City Council for April 18, 2017 Meeting 3 <br />