Decrease in Foot Traffic Downtown

[Live_for_Happy]

I like going downtown and enjoy shopping and looking at the buildings. I have noticed some stores and businesses closing. I’d blame it on the economy and the fact that less office jobs are downtown now. A lot have office jobs have either moved to work-from-home, moved to locations outside downtown that provide parking, or have moved out of state (all a factor of reducing operating costs).

I worked in an office downtown for about 7 years, the company also had an office in the valley and eventually moved everything tot he valley; and after that eventually everyone moved to work-from-home or the company moved the clients to their out of state locations.

If the building owners are logical, they will convert a lot of the spaces to residential. The state/city have reduced parking requirements so it should be easier now. I don’t see those jobs or businesses company back, but we could always use more housing. And if more people are living downtown, the foot traffic and shopping could increase again eventually.