“They do a pretty good job. There's always people here. It'd be nice if the stores stayed open later than 5 or 6. Why would someone drive all the way from Kansas City if everything's closed?”

— Ken Stevens, Medicare employee, Lawrence

“I would say more places to eat out on the strip.”

— Zoe Vandeveer, Columbia University senior, Boulder, Colo.

“I come for the consignment shops, the food and the atmosphere. You see all types of people walking down Mass. Street.”

— Erica Demaranville, Kansas City Kansas Community College freshman, Leavenworth

“Free parking on Mass. Street.”

— Peter Wright, Liberty Hall employee, rural Lawrence