DAVIS (CBS13) â Greater than a 12 months after an emergency pandemic ordinance allowed eating places to dam off a downtown Davis avenue to permit for out of doors eating, some neighboring retailers now say the closure is costing them enterprise.
Video games of cornhole have changed automobiles on G Road, the place eating places have turned the block into an out of doors bar choice tucked inside huge concrete barricades.
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Whatâs been good for the eating places has not helped all their retail neighbors.
Max Williams is a barber who says foot visitors and automobile visitors are down for him, and parking can be an issue.
âIt doesnât totally profit us in any respect,â Williams stated. âThatâs simply the actual fact of the matter is that there’s sizably much less parking.â
A couple of doorways down on the Artery, artist Jen Norpchen says her enterprise is down, too. She blames the barricade.
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âI donât wish to take any alternative from anyone else. I simply, realistically, I need us to succeed, too,â Norpchen stated. âI need them to succeed, however inside purpose.â
The Vault Skate Store on the identical block says the closure elevated their enterprise.
âAs a result of we even have garments, so individuals type of, even when theyâre not into skateboarding, can stroll by, see that weâve acquired clothes choices, and are extra inclined to come back inside and have a look round,â supervisor Ryan Schultz stated.
The Davis Downtown Enterprise Affiliation is making ready a suggestion to the town supervisor to make a change to the road closure. A compromise is coming.
The place this barricaded block helps some companies and hurting others.
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The block of G Road between 2nd and third streets has been closed to automobiles since June 2020.
