EDUCATION IN YOUR DOWNTOWN

Another, lesser known, way to lure people to your downtown is to educate them.  So long as that education is fun, there is no reason to believe people won't come and at least check it out.  Various communities have incorporated education into their parks and their downtowns.   While your city may not have the resources to do everything shown below... the concept can be modified to be incorporated into any community.  Free standing signs, blank commercial walls can be easily used to accomplish this goal: