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City and ASU to study reuse of downtown post office, with consultants to map options and costs
Summary
Arizona State University and Mesa staff reviewed ASU’s expanding downtown presence and asked council permission to fund consultant work to evaluate reuse of the municipal post office, create as‑built drawings and develop conceptual designs for an interconnected ‘light walk’ linking Mesa Arts Center, the mix
Arizona State University and city staff described progress at the Mesa City Center and requested council authorization on June 26 to fund consultant work that will evaluate reuse scenarios for the downtown post office and create conceptual designs that better connect downtown assets.
ASU planner Rick Neymar and city staff reviewed outcomes from the Media and Immersive Experience Center (the Mix), which opened in fall 2022. Staff reported the Mix is supporting degree and nondegree programs, entrepreneurship and industry engagement: ASU told council it has about 845 students enrolled in Mix‑related degree programs, roughly 65 faculty/staff tied to downtown programming and hundreds of…
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