mauik comment-18088 2009-11-21T18:05:14Z 2009-11-21T18:05:14Z In response to savedmidtown: I am a member of the retail consultant team, and also attended the K Street Dialogue in October. What was said by my colleague from DC was precisely the OPPOSITE of what you wrote above (K Street needs "more quasi-big box stores"). She discussed the need for downtown Sacramento to have a mix of local, independent retailers (apparel stores, tabletop, gifts, wine bars, tea houses, etc) in order to provide an experience that is entirely distinct from what suburban options offer. I'm sorry that this did not come through clearly. As to your point about the urban landscape: one of the strengths of the downtown core is its numerous, varied buildings of a scale that welcomes pedestrians - we absolutely don't advocate they be demolished. We spent many months on this project, getting to know the area through firsthand observation and interviews with a multitude of stakeholders; this combined with an assessment of data points formed the basis for our conclusions and recommendations. Kelly Kost, Downtown Works mauik 2009-11-21T18:05:14Z