Why not have K street mall setup with mostly local shops, instead of chain stores like most other malls. I would like a place where locally owned shops are in one easily accessed area like K street mall, instead of having to run all over town to find the local stores that I go to. And with the light rail right on the mall, it would make it easier for people to find the shops without driving into town to find them. And if street performers were allowed, it would make it a more appealing place to shop.

Why not set up K street mall to have mostly local shops in it, that would make it easier to find locally owned and operated shops in one area, and hopefully help provide a place for the small shops to compete with the bigger stores. It might be a good idea for the city to provide incentives for small local stores to set up shops on K street at first to get it going. Instead of trying to bring in large chain stores that are in just about every other mall. I hardly ever go to downtown plaza, or arden fair, or other such malls, because going to one is like going to any other such mall. They all have pretty much the same stores in each one. and there is very little difference between them.