New vision plan for Cape's downtown unveiled
Like any relationship, Bernard Zyscovich and his team of urban planners feel that a lot of little things will mean so much to the city’s community redevelopment district, and to some extent, the way that people relate to the downtown area. As part of his preliminary vision plan presentation on Tuesday, Zyscovich said that an accumulation of these little things, many of which are cost efficient, will begin to create a sense of place, an identity. While the vision plan is indeed a long term set of goals for the Community Redevelopment Agency, Zyscovich said there things that can be accomplished, and appreciated, in the near future. “There are things that can be done incrementally, just taking one block at a time,” he said. “Even without a significant private investment you’re able to change the ambiance of the block.” The vision plan includes identifying four districts in the CRA.
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