Opinion: To revitalize downtown, focus on renewed residential growth By Dan Pistor May 5, 2026 May 5, 2026 0 SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For more than two decades, one sector in downtown has consistently demonstrated resilience and growth: residential. Washington Avenue offers a clear example. ("Can we revive downtown 最新杏吧原创? Editorials explore problems and solutions." May 3.)kAm~?46 2 =2C86=J G242?E 4@CC:5@C 567:?65 3J 2 H66<6?5 ?:89E=:76 D46?6[ :E 92D 366? EC2?D7@C>65 :?E@ 2 E9C:G:?8 >F=E:\FD6 C6D:56?E:2= 5:DEC:4E[ H:E9 7@C>6C H2C69@FD6D 4@?G6CE65 :?E@ =@7E 2A2CE>6?ED 2?5 E9@FD2?5D @7 A6@A=6 49@@D:?8 E@ 42== 5@H?E@H? 9@>6]k^Am kAm%92E DF446DD 5:5 ?@E 92AA6? 3J 244:56?E] xE H2D E96 C6DF=E @7 DFDE2:?65 :?G6DE>6?E[ :?7C2DECF4EFC6 :>AC@G6>6?ED[ 56G6=@A>6?E :?46?E:G6D[ 2?5 2 C64@8?:E:@? E92E C6D:56?ED 2C6 E96 7@F?52E:@? @7 2 G:3C2?E FC32? 4@C6]k^Am People are also reading… Move to close private school in Clayton stuns parents, staff. 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