It feels a little more real to me...though I want to see continued progress before I say "we're on our way."

I think the difference is this...past attempts at revitalizing were based on ideas that ultimately failed across the country. However, since the 90's other cities have implemented ideas that worked...and now we are taking what worked and trying to do it here. That makes me a little more optimistic...but I want to see more before I say everything is going to go uphill.