In part I of WJON's St. Cloud area car dealership history tour we focused on downtown St. Cloud. We covered many but didn't get to all of them. This feature will look at more downtown St. Cloud dealerships. Local Historian Jim Grabinski joined me on WJON.
The city of St. Cloud has made it a priority to revitalize the downtown. St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis joined me on WJON. He says this process is underway but says this type of thing doesn't happen overnight. Kleis says every downtown development expert says downtowns that thrive have a significant housing component.
There's been a lot going on in Downtown St. Cloud. New businesses and new flavors at restaurants. If it's been a minute, it's time to head Downtown again!
Downtown St. Cloud is such a fun, cute area. Nice and walkable, with a fun and vibrant feel. It's about to get better with a new lively restaurant moving in.
In order for St. Cloud's downtown to grow it needs to be much more walkable, with a lot more mixed uses. That is the basic takeaway from the downtown Summit featuring two national experts on the topic.