Essential Downtown Venues

 The Basic Idea. 

Downtowns are the focal destination of every character town. Main street is the “there there”. 

For main street to be viable, it needs activity, interesting places where people either want to go or need to go. The public sector, specifically the city, is the lead investor and city hall is the lead investment. The basic idea is that if the city invests in downtown, it must be the thing to do; conversely, if the city won’t invest in downtown by putting city hall on or near main street, why should others invest?