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Excellent!
Many cities of our size would be thrilled to have this level of activity!
Work on making downtown nicer destination for everyone. Then big spending spending conventions will come here too. Convention business is fine to an extent. The spending mostly reflects hotel and restaurant revenues. Why don’t we get conventions related to our major industries, plant, animal, and human health sciences, for example. We lack the downtown amenities expected by folks who can afford to go anywhere. For starters, fix the streets and sidewalks and plant trees. Figure out how to attract better streetfront retail, make city market a foodie destination with the charm of an authentic market… Out of towers can enjoy these things but more importantly, so can area residents, many of whom have little interest in coming downtown if it’s not “game day.” Enough has been spent already on “game day” infrastructure. When can we get decent everyday infrastructure for everyone. Indy can we get some leadership who can think our side for the big boxes (stadiums, convention center, mega-hotels…)? Please?
All good points made but one can’t ignore the success in the conventions that are currently here and the new ones that Indy has attracted to start coming once the new Hilton Signia is built. I have no issue with fixing Indy up even more and making it look attractive downtown but I dont think we need to copy off Nashville or another city. We should look unique to Indy. When people come to visit they need to leave knowing they were in Indy and not another cookie cut version of the typical downtown in any US city. That would mean Indy would continue to look generic with no soul or character.
making the road better and more importantly sidewalks would have a huge impact on overall perception of the city. If we could get the cultural trail level sidewalks on all streets within the mile downtown that would be wonderful!
Let’s decir downtown to make it more festive and appealing through .
Architecture, lights, and bright color exterior painting.
Let’s also add exhibits near the convention center similar to that of
downtown Nashville.
Let’s make downtown Indianapolis more festive!!
When people attend conventions, they expect good restaurants…which we have. Shopping means a drive up to the fashion mall because Circle Center was allowed to crumble. Such a shame