The City of Las Cruces has had a two decade commitment to Revitalize the Downtown. The following is summary of the major moves to leverage the investments the City of Las Cruces has made to date:
Original Master Plan for Revitalization- Removal of the 1960’s 7 block long pedestrian mall
- Creation of the Tax Increment Development District
- Dedication of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (MRA)
- Continual Updates of the Master Plan
- Three series of Retail, Restaurant, and Housing studies completed by national experts
- Approved Public-Private Sector partnership with LCCP to incentivize the private sector and speed development
The City, State and Federal Government have seeded Downtown Las Cruces with capital investments exceeding $160,000,000 just in the last 7 years, provide proof of concept and commitment:
| Replace 7 block pedestrian mall with new Main Street | $ 17,900,000 |
| Create new Downtown Central Plaza (TIDD funding) | $5,400,000 |
| Replace “1-way racetrack”around Downtown with two-way revitalized streets (TIDD funding) | $7,560,000 |
| Constructed new City Hall facility on the north end of Downtown | $31,000,000 |
| Construction of the new Federal Courthouse Downtown adjacent to the Plaza | $91,000,000 |
| Created first of five Callecitas (small parks) downtown | $1,850,000 |
| Constructed Cultural and Museum venues Downtown | $4,600,000 |