City Market leadership hopeful better times are ahead

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6 thoughts on “City Market leadership hopeful better times are ahead

  1. Do something about the homeless – there are tons loitering around the area and people who live nearby don’t want to bother with being hassled or made to feel unsafe.

  2. Pathetically biased reporting. No mention of the riots and the looting. Many people will not return to downtown until the city restores law and order. When you have armed individuals stopping traffic on major city streets and threatening motorists it really doesn’t give you a warm and fuzzy feeling about downtown safety. A woman gets shot and killed for saying All Lives Matter and her killer(s) are still at large. On the other hand, if you are sitting in your barber shop, by yourself, without a mask, the city sees fit to shut your business down and take you to court.

    Multiple mayors and city-county councils over 4 to 5 decades worked hard to make downtown Indianapolis a safe place that people would visit often. This mayor has destroyed that in a period of a few months.

    1. Shhhh, Paul N. What riots? Oops. Oversight by BLM-influenced IBJ. (BLM the political party)

  3. The responsibility for the demise of downtown rests at the top with the mayor. Quite frankly, an utter failure of leadership beginning with the response to the riots, and now with the post-riot response. This article, while highlighting the challenges facing the City Market, is a clear indicator for the overall health of downtown, and the prognosis is not good. Small businesses can not survive long-term without foot traffic. Small businesses will either close up permanently or move out of downtown. What is left? Empty storefronts which will further contribute to the demise. Only 3 vendors have closed at City Market? Stay tuned, more are closing soon.

  4. BLM-influenced IBJ: This is such an irresponsible statement. But, freedom of speech is a dear right that must be preserved at all cost. At least this publication does not squelch speech, no matter how ridiculous it may be. Veiled statements, conspiracy theories, and secrets whispered clandestinely neither help nor assist improvements in the city. And, those actual residents can be beneficial in promulgating policies and effecting actions to bring about positive change. As IBJ does not and is not responsible for behaviour, law and order, or political parties, one must congratulate the publication for documentation of all views. Indianapolis does not occupy the pinnacle of disorder nor reflect a degree of destruction far beyond that experienced in other cities. And, many feel the mayor should have done more to bring downtown back. In this case, the buck must stop with the mayor and the multi-tentacled city council. Neither could have stopped the aforementioned damage, but all could assist with a clearly defined long-term recovery plan. However, this cannot be achieved based on hot-air opinions but needs a long-term viable financial plan that addresses growth, management, maintenance, and public safety. I dare say that long-term quality education will significantly help a community whose demise altogether can be linked to under education and lack of jobs paying family-sustaining wages which in turn leads to the toilet circle of decreased taxes and quality of life. Downtown Indy has declined significantly with respect to major retail. The Circle Centre sadly is not a shining star of the giant that controls malls across the nation. But the improvements made in Indianapolis and those envisioned paint a much more positive picture than other cities. The nation and downtowns nationwide are stressed. A downtown economy based on consumption and personal incomes so linked unfortunately are easy targets. So, one should stay tuned in and those who still have means can stop by and shop and spend. As for 2nd Amendment rights, all lives have the right. Armed intimidation occurs at popular coffee havens far north of 96th Street as well.

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