A nice littler writeup in the Dispatch the other day highlighted a few of the businesses in the Red Brick District (on Main Street downtown) as places to go for holiday shopping. I think many overlook this quiet block downtown, but there’s actually quite a condensed bit of retail over there. Several clothing shops, a hardware store, a florist, a jeweler, office supplies, not to mention a couple of restaurants and condo developments as well.
The latest conversation on CU about the Red Brick District quickly turned into talk about the possibility of Main Street being convered into a streetscaped two-way boulevard. I think it would really help the area from a pedestrian aesthetics point of view. It gets my vote for the next two-way after South Front Street is wrapped up.