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Main Street survey: Newton downtown sees heavy visitation, residents prioritize restaurants and entertainment
Summary
Main Street coordinator Jen Layman told the commission nearly 900 people completed a downtown survey that found an estimated 200,000 unique visitors and a roughly 1.7 million annual downtown visits; respondents prioritized casual/family restaurants, breweries and family entertainment while citing train traffic and parking as top negatives.
Jen Layman, Newton’s Convention and Visitors Bureau and Main Street coordinator, presented results of a Main Street America and Kansas Main Street strategy visit and a community survey to the City Commission.
"We had almost 900 people in the community take it," Layman said, describing the survey response as strong. She reported data showing nearly 200,000 unique visitors to Newton’s downtown in a year and approximately 1.7 million visits annually, with average visit length about 95 minutes. Layman said visits have returned to…
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