Economic Impact

Mixed-use Destination Public Spaces are a great source of positive Economic Benefits to our cities: Destination Public Spaces lead to economic development which, in turn, leads to increases in real property values. Economic development also leads to an increase in municipal revenues as well as increases in tourism, which brings in more hotel occupancy tax. These type of Destination Public Spaces attract home buyers and influence people to move to a community because of an improvement in the quality of life. It opens the door for more affluent retirees and a smarter more knowledgable work force. You don’t have to be as big as Houston to have a dynamic space.

List of cities:

Louisville: Louisville Water Front - Economic Impact - Louisville Water Front - Louisville Water Front Destination Public Space on Wikipedia
Sarasota: Sarasota Bayfront Destination Public Space
Miami - Miami Bayfront Destination Public Space
San Diego - San Diegos Bayfront Destination Public Space - Google Street View of San Diego Bayfront Destination Public Space
Venice: - Venice on Wikipedia
Chattanooga Chattanooga: - Community Economic Adjustment Program
Discovery Green Houston Houston: - Discovery Green Destination Public Space (850 Million in new development. 1 Million visitors since opening.)

How Cities use Destination Public Spaces for Economic Development (Full Article)

Building public awareness & support for a "mixed use public space" by creating a vision of what it could be & the economic benefits