July 2018 Downtown Dimension

The JULY 2018 Downtown Dimension is now available at:

https://sjdowntown.com/wp_2016/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/July2018DTD.pdf

In this edition:

• Google presents initial plans for west side of downtown, acquires more parcels and continues negotiations with City of San Jose for another nine parcels.
• Henry Coca, Jr. reflects on 61 years of family-run business as a fitness club company acquires historic building at Second and Santa Clara streets (Note: This story is extended at sjdowntown.com/sjda-news.
• Nineteen restaurants are involved in Dine Downtown Restaurant Week, starting July 13
• Buddy's San Jose Music in the Park is July 12 with Toots & The Maytals.
• SJSU President Mary Papazian reflects on growing university-downtown synchronicty.
• A second option for downtown medical care materializes.
• VTA proposes pilot program for railings along Second Street to minimize pedestrian-light-rail disruptions.
• The latest downtown high-rise proposal, this time an office tower at 200 Park Ave.
• New businesses, favored moments from the past and more.

Also available:

• Live and Local SJ to live music in the center city.
• Traffic alerts keep up with lane and road closures and openings.
• Groundwerx 10-year anniversary report covers the past decade of activities to improve the look and feel of downtown.
• Boom City: SJDA continues to update the roundup of new downtown building proposals and west side acquisitions.

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