Sharraxaadda
The only way to make Downtown Huntsville into a viable walkable community is to pass an ordinance that requires the spaces facing the street to be limited to retail and restaurants. The attorneys, insurance companies, storage space, etc. should be only on upper floors and rear offices. Lets make a really exciting Downtown Huntsville!
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Stephen (Martida)
Mike (Martida)
Joe W. (Isticmaale Diiwaangashan)
I agree whole-heartedly with the idea of street-level retail. That's the fastest way to make downtown visually interesting from a pedestrian perspective, and pedestrians are the key to a vital downtown.
I also agree with Stephen in the comments that upper level apartments and lofts need to be available and especially that the ridiculous storage facility is extremely anger-inducing - as is, for me, the city parking garage across the street from it.
La xidhay City of Huntsville (Isticmaale Diiwaangashan)