By Gary Nelson | The Republic | azcentral.com
Mesa has hoped for years that its light-rail corridor would sprout rows of classy condo and apartment buildings generating a hip urban vibe.
So far, those hopes have produced only a symphony of chirping crickets.
For downtown Scottsdale, meanwhile, light rail isn’t even on the drawing board. Yet construction cranes in Mesa’s neighbor to the north are proliferating like springtime weeds.
What’s up with that?
It’s not that there’s anything wrong with Mesa’s efforts to activate downtown, experts who spoke with the Mesa Republic said. It’s just that Scottsdale had a decades-long head start on creating a downtown capable of attracting well-heeled residents.
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