After months of gathering input, a nonprofit focused on revitalizing the city’s center has put together a picture of what they say Wichitans want downtown to become: a community-centric space with more housing options, better walkability, a livelier riverfront and a neighborhood that feels like home.
Now Downtown Wichita is preparing for a third open house from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at their 501 E. Douglas office. The come-and-go event will be the nonprofit’s final big push for community feedback before it assembles a new downtown Wichita action plan that will be presented to city and county officials for approval and implementation.
“Downtown is going to develop no matter what. This gives us an opportunity to shape how that happens,” Heather Schroeder, the executive director of Downtown Wichita, said. “ … We really want to make sure that this is a destination that people want to stop (at) when they come to downtown.”…