The proposal seeks to stitch back the streetscape and we support it wholeheartedly. We've got the best interests of Camden Passage at heart.
Quotes about streetscape (3 Quotes)
The board's first thought was, 'well no, balconies do not fit in downtown Wichita. We're not New Orleans and they have not been part of our streetscape.' And I think we arrived at a rather acceptable compromise -- we're going to have some very narrow, 18-inch balconies.
This area is very sensitive to me. The city is trying to hold on to 500,000 for Streetscape, but returned nearly 500,000 in grant money earmarked (for the Hugh Cale project) designed to help low-income residents. You do the math. When Streetscape is more important than children, senior citizens and struggling families, we have a problem.