A report outlining a series of recommendations to create an entertainment district in downtown Phoenix is set to be delivered to a City Council subcommittee Wednesday.
The consultant firms HR&A Advisors and Multistudio handled the report, aiming to enhance areas around the convention center, Chase Field and Mortgage Matchup Center.
The Downtown Phoenix Entertainment District Implementation Plan makes a series of recommendations like improving walkability between the sites and potentially building a new hotel downtown.
The consultants also recommended the city build new sites and host more events, like pop-up music performances, to create more attractions for visitors.
The city’s Economic Development and Arts subcommittee would have to recommend it to council before it could be adopted.
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“This place has made me who I am,” Taurasi said just before her banner was unveiled in the arena's rafters. “You guys let me grow, you let me fall, you let me get back up and gave me the space to become who I am today."
