Quote Originally Posted by Eric_c View Post
People actually have reason to linger in the heart of town now. Prior to Campus Martius, it was really like going into no man's land north of there, walking past Hudson's, etc. There are definitley more pedestrians now than any time in the last 20 years.
I am confident there are fewer pedestrians downtown than 20 years ago.

There are possibly more suburban pedestrians, and definitely more young, white people, but fewer pedestrians overall. There were lots of black pedestrians all over Woodward, Washington Boulevard, and the in-between streets 20 years ago. There was lots of low-end retail, some fast food, and the bus terminal was still in the heart of downtown.