We're all for having a beautiful downtown area. The "park in the heart of the city" image promoted by Downtown Lawrence Inc., sounds positive. Plantings that provide year-round color would be nice.
But planters painted the color of terra cotta? Are we going for the Southwest plaza look?
Terra-cotta-colored planters might be appealing to some people, but they don't seem to fit all that well in Lawrence's downtown. There also is the question of increased maintenance costs to keep the paint on the planters fresh and graffiti-free.
City officials are right to keep updating and improving the downtown streetscape to make sure it remains vital and attractive. Many of the proposals under consideration seem like good ones, but the terra cotta theme may warrant some additional review.
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merrill (anonymous) says…
The existing natural finish would cool with me. It's the horticulture that makes things beautiful. I love the idea.
Now if the city commission will provide a measure to allow shop owners a chance to add their personal touch with a planter on the walkways outside a shops door.
This will make dowtown attractive to new business. Tree lights will be back again at christmas just as soon as installation new electrical conduits are finished which is in progress.