Decatur asks: What's our growing downtown still missing?

Free parking. A bagel shop. A shelter with wraparound services. A walkable market and “real bakery.” A Chinese restaurant and, conversely, “NO MORE CHINESE FOOD.”

All of the above are social media comments logged on a recent City of Decatur post seeking input on what the city—where another 3,000 residents are expected to relocate by 2030, for a total of 28,000—still lacks in its commercial and government core

To formally have your 2 cents counted, Decatur has put together a quick Retail Growth Survey that asks what type of services and businesses downtown and nearby commercial nodes still lack. 

City officials have now extended the survey deadline to this Friday. (Out test-run took two minutes; heads up that registration via email is required.) The survey is open to non-Decatur residents, too. 

According to city officials, public feedback from the survey will help inform business recruitment efforts in the future. 

Over the past Decade, numerous sections of downtown Decatur have densified with new multifamily and townhome developments, with the last major addition being Modera Decatur four years ago. 

Other recent upgrades have seen the permanent West Howard Avenue Cycle Track and Traffic Calming Improvements finished, while the phase-one, $8.5-million revamp of Historic Decatur Square marked the first major updates of the city’s primary gathering space since the 1980s. 

Care to chime in? Access the survey through this link, or via the QR code below: 

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