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Plan to bisect District with two-way street clears hurdle
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17 January 2013
9:15 p.m.
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17 Jan. 2013 11 p.m.
Owners of the District at Green Valley Ranch are one step closer to replacing its pedestrian thoroughfare with a two-way street and dozens of parking spots. The Henderson Planning Commission on Thursday night voted 5-1, with Commissioner Sean Fellows dissenting and Commissioner Jerry Mansfield absent, to let a new roadway be built through the District’s main outdoor shopping area. The street would extend from retail tenant Recreational Equipment Inc. to Green Valley Ranch Resort. The City Council is expected to vote on the plans on Feb. 5. With the $5 million makeover, Phoenix-based Vestar Development hopes to boost business at ...
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Well, this will eliminate the shopping moms with strollers demographic.
no wonder America is full of lard ass people
Wost idea I have heard in decades. Why they think a few more parking spaces is better than the walkway is a positive thing is beyond belief. This will ruin the concert series, the strolling signing at the holidays and what for, so a few people don't have to walk 100 yards? Really,,,,I for one can use the exercise and isn't that the idea of the District, its a walkway property and those who like that aren't going to worry about a 100 yard walk from their car.
Stupid, stupid stupid........
Walking? Parking?...just watch the current customers walk away.....
If I was an owner of one of those little lofts above the shops in the district, I would be very unhappy. The charm of the District was in it's walk-ability. The only reason I used to drive across the valley to visit the area was because it was unique.
We shall see how this plays out for the vendors leasing the shops.