Quote Originally Posted by DetroitPlanner View Post
Offices in store fronts do not generate the same level of street traffic than a traditional retail establishment would. If you get too much of this, then it really impacts a streets sense of livelyness.
Not every empty storefront in Jefferson Village should be used as office space. Just only one or two. The rest should be retail and restaurants. I had said a while back that the storefront underneah the opera house parking should had been used for retail or a restaurant. I felt that an excercise apparel store would had worked out. A restaurant woud had been much better. AppleBees, Chi Chis, or Nikolas would had done well in that spot. There is still some unused space in the structure. Bing had done a terrible job attracting new Retail to the downtown area. Dan Gilbert has to twist arms to get Moosejaw to open on Woodward. Broadway is underutilize and come be as lively as Greektown if the right business would be allowed to open on the strip. Enough of the bars and nightclubs. Broadway and the rest of downtown need a daylife instead of more nightlife.