Merge Both Sections of Grand Circus Park?

[Khorasaurus]

The Detroit Downtown Partnership began programming in Grand Circus last year. There were bocci ball courts, food trucks, etc. It will continue this year.

Plus with the large and growing number of apartments fronting the park, hopefully those people will start using it to hang out on nice days, giving it a natural vibrancy that will attract others.

[A2Mike]

The only truly successful urban mall I've ever visited is the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. The area is the terminus if two major surface streets, Santa Monica and Wilshire Blvds. Close by, the Santa Monica Fry. connects with the Pacific Coast Hwy. The ocean, the weather[[!) and the presence of very upscale nearby neighborhoods all uniquely combine to make the Promenade a viable proposition. Here's a link with more information: www.downtownsm.com. Judge for yourself the potential of such an idea in Detroit.