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Elk River Downtown Area Plan - Community Survey <br />59 / 68 <br />84 The businesses aren’t c onnect ed to community and aren’t inviting. Insurance agencies , law <br />firms, etc . The bars are ins ular and unwelc oming if y ou hav en’t been going to them for years. <br />We need more busines ses lik e The Edge and Pompeii and Minne Made who want to connec t <br />with the public. <br />8/22/2024 10:48 PM <br />85 I lov e downt own. I think keeping it s afe but fun is key. I think a park would be nic e somewhere <br />as another activ ity for the k iddos . I think other ex periences like the es c ape room plac e could <br />als o be fun if it was walkable. Maybe an arc ade eatery or s omething. <br />8/22/2024 1:43 PM <br />86 Personally moving from Dallas TX to Elk Riv er there is s ev ere lac k of food options in the area. <br />Food always brings people together. Beer garden would be lovely. <br />8/22/2024 11:48 AM <br />87 Inc reas ing the ov erall look of downtown. Bring a modern touch. A fac ade refres h to store <br />fronts, modern artwork and better overall landscape. <br />8/22/2024 9:12 AM <br />88 I lov e the idea of what downtown Elk Riv er is . I think it needs a couple more bars /restaurants <br />and at least one more of thos e should be open past 11pm. Mc Coy's is fine, but we would like <br />more opt ions . Farmers mark et Thursday is one of my favorite day s! Maybe more block party <br />ty pe ev ents where you shut down the s treets c ould be fun t oo! <br />8/22/2024 8:05 AM <br />89 There just not much that downtown elk river offers . We find ourselves heading elsewhere t o <br />anoka, maple grov e, rogers or ots ego to the restaurants and shops . <br />8/21/2024 10:36 PM <br />90 Bring in bus ines s es . Es pec ially to more than just downtown. Lots of ey e soars in the c it y. I've <br />lived in town for 31 y ears and very sad. <br />8/21/2024 10:02 PM <br />91 Need t o utiliz e the riverfront area better 8/21/2024 9:41 PM <br />92 More pat ios f or enjoying the Riv er.8/21/2024 8:14 PM <br />93 The city needs to add a way for local growers to sell things in town and t hey also need t o s top <br />thinking that the down town area needs to be protected the town town area needs to grow with <br />out city involment <br />8/21/2024 6:04 PM <br />94 No section 8 housing More retail More community event s / entertainment/ engagement Lights <br />cros sing streets <br />8/21/2024 4:17 PM <br />95 Modern Res trooms at Rivers Edge Commons Park 8/21/2024 3:51 PM <br />96 I like a downtown center that c an be an entertainment and soc ial dis tric t! I lov e downtown <br />Anok a and want to s ee Elk River invest in s imilar ways. Like plac es to relax and s ocializ e and <br />see the river (either with more ac c essible shoreline or rooftop pat ios ), hidden unique s paces <br />like Avant Garden Book s tore's patio in Anoka- perfect s pot would be if a cafe bought the Elk <br />Riv er Chiroprac tic building and made a patio in the spac e behind it that connected to the dock <br />and amphitheat er area... also an inv es tment in art! Maybe new murals or s c ulptures. I'm also <br />eager to see the es c ape rooms reopen and am excited t hat the owners might invest in tabletop <br />gaming as well. It would also be c ool to s ee an arcade or play area t hat is more k id friendly <br />too... and more unique food options lik e thai or greek . Personally to me t here are buildings I <br />wis h weren't right in downtown... lik e the funeral home and the churc h in the old bank. That <br />space could be dev eloped better. <br />8/21/2024 3:35 PM <br />97 More stuff to do.8/21/2024 2:38 PM <br />98 The Parrish and Main street “s treet” needs to be t urned into s omething new. The afternoon <br />traf fic is terrible. Build a bridge or s omething over hwy 10 and the railroad trac k s to ease <br />conges tion. <br />8/21/2024 2:28 PM <br />99 Gett ing of f paris h is diffic ult and the trains back up traffic . Do not need more apartment <br />buildings <br />8/21/2024 2:11 PM <br />100 Downtown inters ections are not pedes trian friendly. Too muc h traffic goes t hrough Downtown <br />without Downtown as a des tination. Traff ic flow should be c hanged to enc ourage local traffic <br />only, s uch as mak ing Jackson one way, changing parish to not be able to go wes t onto main, <br />lower speed limits in old Downtown, etc . <br />8/21/2024 1:52 PM <br />101 Right now getting in and out of "downtown" is c umbersome. So muc h s o I don't s top & linger <br />anymore. It's a plac e to pass through, sadly. Parking is bad, all businesses have their bac ks <br />turned to the river. Look at Hudson WI or Stillwater MN as examples to striv e for. Thos e are <br />both riv er towns that are des tinations . Emulate them, they are success fully attracting & <br />keeping people coming there. <br />8/21/2024 1:48 PM <br />Page 137 of 157