DOWNTOWN STUDY RESULTS

HOUSING AND RETAIL EXPANSION AND WALKABILITY WERE SOME OF THE POINTS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY FROM A STUDY OF SIOUX CITY'S DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.

THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, WHICH IS BASED IN WASHINGTON D.C. CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MARTY DOUGHERTY SAYS THE STUDY LAYS OUT SOME CHALLENGES:



DOUGHERTY SAYS THE STUDY SHOWS THE CITY NEEDS TO ENHANCE THE DOWNTOWN TO "MAKE IT A PLACE" PEOPLE WILL COME TO:



THE I-E-D-C STUDY SAYS THE CITY COULD SUPPORT 40 TO 100 ADDITIONAL MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND DEVELOP 150-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE LIKE ADDING A TRADER JOE'S.

THE STUDY ALSO LISTS AS STRENGTHS ATTRACTIONS SUCH AS THE ORPHEUM THEATER AND PUBLIC MUSEUM.