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Old Posted Jan 3, 2018, 2:49 PM
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I think all the areas mentioned (Graham, Donald, Notre Dame pie lot) except for one will all get developed on their own organically. Those three sites are not that big and literally one or two new buildings would change the feel of those precincts considerably.

It's that big yellow area in Biff's map that will only achieve critical mass with some outside intervention. It needs everything really, streetscaping, buildings, infrastructure in general. That area used to be sort of the downtown utility room until the 60s, then it just kind of faded into a sea of vacant lots over time and is pretty well starting from scratch now. Luckily it's something of a desirable location from both a commercial and residential standpoint given that it's wedged between the two most attractive parts of downtown... Portage and Main and The Forks, and it's convenient to Main Street.

As the SHED gets closer to becoming built out, I could see that becoming the next major focus area for downtown.
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