Park Plaza South Changes - Time For Real Change?

Parking is one of those issues that’s less than sexy, but I get more requests to write about it than any other… expect to see a few more posts about it.  The future of Park Plaza South and Park Plaza North, on the other hand, is very sexy as it has the potential to truly change the character of downtown – a character that many of us agree needs a bit of changing.  From the News Tribune:

The team, Pacific Plaza LLC, plans to add one floor of parking to the garage, top it with two floors of office space, bring the Pacific Avenue retail space flush with the parking overhang and remove the on-street parking to extend the sidewalk.

Then, rec’d via email:

The group needs to have a substantive discussion about the proposed renovation of Park Plaza South.  Dan Veolpel’s article on it discusses the history of the garages and the new proposal. 

I contend that new office space in that part of town is not going to change the time of day people are out in that area – ultimately reducing the chances of revival in that area.  The last time any real decision was made in regards to these garages was back in 1969 – so we really only get one chance with this.

Opinions?  What are our next steps? 

Link to The News Tribune

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