Kalamazoo: The Downtown Version

1. Overall Downtown Kalamazoo is a very interesting place to go. The area is very visceral, which helps to attract people to the area. Downtown is clearly designed better than the area around it. You can tell that this area is special because it stands out so well. The area seems like the stores are more expensive than it's surrounding area. The stores downtown also had very colorful signs. Everybody building had a very colorful sign, or at least an attention grabber, except for one and the one store stood out like a sore thumb. Downtown Kalamazoo did a pretty good job of mixing the essentials which are fun, food, and shopping.
2. I think that they should add a movie theater, stores that sell clothes aimed towards younger kids, and put something in that empty building.
3. " They tend to see streets and sidewalks strictly as a civic realm, a social environment where people meet and interact, and they tend to favor the sorts of attractive sidewalks and streetscapes that seem to promote sociability"- Steven Lagerfield The sidewalks of downtown Kalamazoo were very attractive. I notcied a large amount of people sitting on the benches while reading a newspaper or just sitting around talking with a group of friends. This proves that the sidewalks of Downtown Kalamazoo are visually appealing to the average vistor.