“I think there should probably be more restaurants. I would like to see more outdoor cafes.”

— Angela Powers, teacher, Manhattan

“More places to shop. It seems like there are an awful lot of bars and restaurants downtown already.”

— Troy Griepentrog, advertising account executive, Eudora

“More places to shop. I love shopping, and I have to travel to the Kansas City area to shop now. I would like to be able to do it all here.”

— Mintoy Tolbert, certified nurse's assistant, Lawrence

“I think it's at a stage where it needs to grow slowly all the way around. I don't think there are necessarily too many of one or the other.”

— Mike McCoy,, musician, Lawrence