Director's Take

Where Downtown Started

05-23-2024

Think about every small town you know… They often revolve around a town square, or in rural areas, it’s the place where people go when they need to “head into town.” This is where essential services are provided, where commerce is conducted, where community or county events take place, and where people naturally gravitate towards each other.

This is what we call “Downtown.”

Every city, regardless of size, has a city center. Some cities have a different balance of uses. While some cities may showcase a variety of functions, and others may even incorporate suburban neighborhoods, the essence of ‘sub’ cannot exist without the ‘urban’.

As I’ve mentioned before, humans are inherently social creatures, and we need each other. A downtown serves as our collective identity, a place we proudly call our own, and there isn’t anyone I know that doesn’t want or need that.

Downtown is the original town square. We need it to be vibrant and successful for the rest of the community to be successful. Your actions do make an impact… I hope to see you on the streets soon!