Successful Downtown Areas

     Attracting people to a certain area seems to be a hard thing to master. You have to think about who you want to attract, how many people you want to attract, and what you’re going to offer those people who are attracted.
    Small towns tend to have a harder time attracting a good amount of people therefore resulting in a struggling economy. Looking at the most successful downtown areas in the U.S. we first look at New York City, New York then Washington DC. Both of these cities have a massive population and people with money to keep it thriving. Having such a limited population, small towns are forced to not run as successfully, and only maintain a select few businesses.
    I think that if we create a more diverse strip of businesses, Radford would quickly rise back up. I think most of the stores we have now focus on such a specific target market that not everyone can purchase exactly what they want or even purchase anything at all. Creating more shops, more job opportunities, and a better economy in general for the people of Radford will boost what we already have going. Radford needs to be kept alive and we can start by giving the people, who have worked very hard to live in the city of Radford, a job. More opportunities means a healthier economy.

Check out the links below for cool sites about the top 10 downtown areas in the US!

 New York City, New York

 Washington DC

Top 10 "Downtown's"
New York City: Top Downtown Area