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A Follow Up on Additional Dining and Retail Options: No more large, national/regional chains

Successful retail is all about creating a sense of place where people want to come and spend time, hang out, etc. in addition to eating, shopping, etc. Generic, boring, low end chains that are all over Parker do nothing to create a sense of place. For the reimagination of downtown Parker to be successful and a place where people want to come and spend time, there need to be unique shops and restaurant concepts with great environments (including outdoor dining). The Tailgate, Chick-Fil-A, Freddy's, etc. are not the answer.

More dining and retail in the core downtown area and less focus on apartments and strip malls.

A better assortment of restaurants, please!

My family will often make the 15-minute drive to Castle Rock or Aurora Southlands and Cornerstar for no other reason than to enjoy a sit-down meal someplace other than the two or three Parker restaurants that we frequent. There is no reason why Parker can't have a larger variety of eateries (local or national-chain). For example: Smashburger, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Rockyard Brewing Co, Mad Greens, Parry's Pizza, Dazbog Coffee

Add stop signs on Mainstreet at the west and east intersections with Victorian Drive.

This would slow down traffic through downtown, and allow drivers to actually read the business signs. It would also allow for safer and easier pedestrian crossing and alternating of cross traffic onto Mainstreet. This type of traffic flow is common in most small towns in America; especially for towns which want to focus on the retail aspects of its downtown area.

Reward people driving the speed limit with more green lights. Red Light-Green Light was fun as a child, very frustrating as an adult driver.

Parker- The Red Light District