“Over the years, a lot of smaller things have changed, but we did get that Wal-Mart on Sixth Street. The economy isn’t growing fast enough, but we’re still well off.”

— Kari Telander, City of Lawrence, Parks and Recreation, Lawrence

“It’s not dying out.”

— Anna Bennett, teacher, Lawrence

“I don’t think we’ve lost momentum completely, but there is room for improvement.”

— Kaitlyn Hilgers, student, Lawrence

“It seems to me that stuff is happening here, and I don’t think momentum is declining.”

— Danielle Self, student, Lawrence