Duff is an absolute cluster ****, even in the summer when 25k students are gone. Couldn't imagine throwing another 40k people out there.
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Campustown was/is a dump. What place caters to the nostalgia of people who lived there 40 years ago? lol
20 minutes? Are you going to shower too?IS it OK if some of us go in together on 20 minute blocks?
I love it. Downtown Ames needs to be a place people want to be 365 days a year.
I like when we plan for days other than gamedays too, when Downtown Ames is completely dead. This needs to be an area people want to be in year round, every day. Districts with all the parking filled are better than lame districts with copious parking.
Yeah, Campustown is a disaster. I mean, I'm sure the students still love it because students usually have no issues with a dive bar. I love dive bars too, but as far as I can tell, there is no place actually nice there. As in, they're ALL dive bars at this point. You'd think with that many people ready to drink at least 4-5 days a week, there would be some ability to build or renovate. Maybe it's the fact that people clear out over the summer hurting any potential business plans? Maybe it's that students can't afford craft beers/drinks or that they are destructive to nice properties? I guess when I come to think of it, Campustown bars cater exclusively to students. You don't get the young professionals there...they go to Main St. Probably pretty tough to make a business based off of domestic drafts and cheap food when the lease/construction prices are that high.
You're either growing or dying.. No middle ground
Ames' population is very grey/white haired... There is not enough young families versus what the employment demand needs..
How may thousands of cars head to Ankeny and beyond every night to pay property taxes, sales taxes, and add school enrollment to other districts?? Has to be in the millions of dollars a year
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According to the last census, Ankeny has a higher percentage of population over the age of 65.
They have filled in lots of nooks and crannies over the yrs on campus, but I truly hope they never encroach on central campus. It is a treasure. IMO
assuming you don't live right off the street on Duff between 30 and L.way why the F are you on Duff to begin with. I haven't lived in Ames for 15 years but it was a **** show back then. Take Dayton or one of the other back roads. Duff is Delaware in Ankeny.
Because there are businesses on Duff that sometimes people go to.
Ames wants in on this action too . . . .
A vision forward for Ames: City mulls makeover of downtown district
Main Street has a vision for growing Downtown Ames. They presented ideas, such as enhanced parks and an entertainment district, to council on Tuesday.
www.amestrib.com
Did I miss something or are people missing that there will be a ROOFTOP BAR at the new hotel?
Ummm that is huge. I will go there and close the place down just to bask in the glow of a lit up Jack Trice and Hilton next door.
Ummm that is huge. I will go there and close the place down just to bask in the glow of a lit up Jack Trice and Hilton next door.
News flash: a large part of Ames’ “anti-business” folks are the faculty and staff at Iowa State University. They also have held many spots on boards, commissions and city councils over the years, and like to vote projects down, to keep Ames that “small town.”
Many of them think business growth is ugly.
Example A: the Ames city council that voted down the proposed mall - was comprised mostly by ISU faculty.
Hence why they need to develop other neighborhoods of town, like downtown, Somerset, and CyTown. Sure, most ppl will need to brave a weekly visit to the big box stores on Duff. The other days of the week could be spent in pleasant neighborhood stores, parks, restaurants, and taverns.
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Have to take students out of that data.. They are not permanent residents contributing to school enrollment, property taxes, and spending like adults do
