After a few tremendously successful years of bump-outs, exciting conversations are happening about the future of Downtown Durango. The City is currently in the early phase of a potential redesign of the downtown, and they are looking for as much public input as possible. You can review the conceptual designs
here and offer your input about what features are important to you.
As you are completing the survey, I hope you’ll consider the way the Maria’s Bookshop bump-out garden transformed our small portion of Main Ave, and also consider the tremendous success of all of the bump-outs on Main. The vibrancy and creativity downtown the last two summers has been inspirational. Imagine what Durango could be like if the public green space of the Maria’s bump-out and the bistro space of our restaurants extended for blocks on end!
None of this would be possible without the vision from City Planning and Council, whose leadership makes this conversation possible at all. Of course, from parking displacement to construction disruption, there are many challenges to be solved as part of this project. As a community, I hope we can dream big, find creative solutions, and seize this incredible opportunity to make major improvements to the heart of our town.
