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Elk River Downtown Area Plan - Community Survey <br />56 / 68 <br />18 I like that there was a “more plac es to work” option. I feel like t he only plac e I can c ome and <br />stay a while is The Edge, but I hones tly don’t lik e Edge so I don’t stay. I wish there were more <br />plac es that weren’t just s it for a meal and leav e. But I LOVE our loc al res taurant s, t oo. All of <br />them. <br />9/5/2024 9:37 PM <br />19 Get the f armers market out of downtown!9/5/2024 5:34 PM <br />20 Gett ing to Elk River from Otsego is trick y when driving. The stop s ign after c ros s ing the bridge <br />and trying to turn into downtown is a c hallenge. It would be great to s ee this updated…may be a <br />round about or s omething dif ferent would be great . <br />9/5/2024 4:08 PM <br />21 Would like to see more v ariety of restaurants , inc luding Asian and v egetarian/ vegan options. <br />Even t hough parking is us ually adequate, during t he farmers mark et parking c an be an is s ue <br />as well as general ability to get around in the area. Consider mov ing t he farmers mark et to <br />anot her location that would offer more park ing / mobility. <br />9/5/2024 11:57 AM <br />22 I would like downtown to be family-oriented and a place that friends and family c an go to <br />support local businesses while enjoying the plac e we c all home. <br />9/5/2024 10:43 AM <br />23 Public restrooms with running water at the park .9/5/2024 10:36 AM <br />24 Add rooftop res taurants with river v iews, and clean up the shoreline. Elk River should mak e <br />paths down by the river and c lean up some if the fallen trees ec t. <br />9/5/2024 10:05 AM <br />25 People c omplain about street parking therefore they av oid vis it ing the area, but t hey dont <br />realiz e parking options are free for blocks . I do not want t o s ee a parking ramp c log up the <br />streets, its a his toric astetic and nature centered s treet, t he elite apartments already took over <br />the riv er and quaint look of the area. We need to be proud of our old main st reet stores and <br />res taurants instead of hide them or remove them. Let's not turn into a drive thru c ity lik e rogers <br />and osseo and ramsey. <br />9/5/2024 9:45 AM <br />26 Bulldoz e it and tak e out the s toplights. Elk River is not a dest ination nor is 2 bloc k s of <br />shopping and eating a “Downtown” <br />9/5/2024 8:46 AM <br />27 Would lov e a public playground. Possibly in Hank ee pit. For the kids who live in the downtown <br />area, there is no walkable public play ground or park . The pit s its empty all s pring/summer/fall <br />long. I would lov e the farmers market or mus ic or both be mov ed to a different night as <br />Thursdays are bus y with cabin traffic as is . <br />9/5/2024 8:42 AM <br />28 We love downtown and the loc al s hops. Pleas e c ontinue to encourage local business.9/4/2024 11:33 AM <br />29 The north side of U.S. 10 c orrider from Main Street to Norfolk Av e. REALLY needs a facelif t. <br />Go vis it Arlington Heights, Illinois charming downtown that dev eloped around t he railroad <br />station. <br />9/3/2024 9:14 AM <br />30 The Parrish road int ers ec tion is terrible. Is there anyway to put a light in? I see near ac c idents <br />there every day. <br />9/1/2024 12:35 PM <br />31 I lived in t his town for 17 years and this is the most beautiful part of the town. Don't ruin it.8/31/2024 1:13 AM <br />32 Nowhere to eat. General aes thetic is “rundown” or “old”8/30/2024 6:10 PM <br />33 Some businesses need to spruce up their ex terior - they look like they hav en’t been updated in <br />years <br />8/30/2024 5:57 PM <br />34 We need more inclusiv ity and diversity! All should feel welcome in downtown Elk River, and be <br />able to enjoy, including dietary res tric tions, ac c es sibility, etc . <br />8/30/2024 12:58 PM <br />35 I like the idea of closing Jac k s on and making it a public place. Unfort unately you will s ac rifice <br />some driv ing and parking <br />8/30/2024 12:21 PM <br />36 Regular rest rooms f or Rivers Edge park 8/30/2024 11:35 AM <br />37 More plac es to eat and drink would definitely get me and my family to downtown more. It is <br />such a great loc ation but not a lot that gets us there right now and we have to drive based on <br />where we live. <br />8/30/2024 8:53 AM <br />38 Unique s hops and the views are awesome. They k eep the f eel of s mall town and are unique to <br />Elk Riv er The apartments are either too pric ey for most people or to much lik e c heap public <br />housing. I t’s not a good mix. Theirs nothing in between. <br />8/30/2024 8:46 AM <br />Page 134 of 157