What’s Next for Downtown?

A year after the opening of a reunified Courthouse Square, the investment in our downtown is paying off. A recent article in The Press Democrat highlighted the renewed sense of downtown as a community gathering place, with big events bringing people into the city core and spurring investment including new restaurants and a key hotel project.

Recent discussions about what’s next have focused on the development of housing, the formation of a community benefit district, and the relocation of county government offices to downtown. The desirability of living in a vibrant city center has become a trend not just for millennials but also retirement-age boomers, and all of these moves are geared toward an urban renaissance for the heart of our city.

To hear more about what’s next for downtown, attend the June Wake Up Santa Rosa where we’ll be in conversation about downtown development, planning, policy and the housing market.