GREAT CITIES DO NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
CREATING PLACE AND PROSPERITY REQUIRES PATIENCE
An additional NAR Placemaking grant helped rehabilitate a central downtown plaza where popular concerts are held.
Another
enhanced the safety of the alleyway connecting the plaza to its parking lot,
with new lighting and benches.
Laura
Crowther, CEO of CCAR, said more open space and an attractive environment for
families helps to recruit talent and to encourage the university graduates from
the community to stay in their hometown.
“Like any
other resort area, we thrive on hotels, restaurants and amusements — yet the
folks that service those, the workforce, finds it difficult to find affordable
housing,” she said.
“It’s not
specifically out of the smart growth grants, but we are working with Habitat
for Humanity and the city of Myrtle Beach on potential housing opportunities
that are more affordable.
It’s all
part of the focus on quality of life and placemaking.”
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