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Las Cruces Community Partners FAQ’s

  1. Why is downtown redevelopment important?
    • The sociology of cities is that they need a core and a heart to grow from.
    • The city core creates a sense of place and reflects the culture and personality of the city
    • Great cities have a sense of arrival, you know when you have arrived
    • As the central place of government downtown is often the first place that businesses and tourists visit to determine the vibrancy of a city
  2. What are the benefits to downtown redevelopment?
    • Promotes the cities:
      • Character and culture
      • Sense of place
      • Quality of life
      • Economic development
      • National trend for urban living
    • Balances the flight to the suburbs and urban sprawl
    • Allows the population to efficiently grow central to existing infrastructure and services
  3. What is the Infill Zone?
    • The central zone designated by the city to promote the development of vacant parcels that are surrounded by existing infrastructure and services
    • City ordinance provides economic incentives for development in this zone
  1. What are the key assets for downtown redevelopment?
    • Committed City government
    • Years of planning and community involvement
    • Strong residential neighborhoods on adjacent to downtown
    • Good master plan in place
    • Good support of stake holders
    • Strong existing employment in one and three mile radius
    • Recent infrastructure improvements to re create Main Street Las Cruces
    • Recent investment of local, state and federal government to locate new offices and facilities
  2. What are the obstacles to downtown redevelopment?
    • Local cynicism that it will never happen (It has taken a long time to correct the problems of the past when main street was closed to develop a downtown mall)
    • Small town lack of vision
    • Suburban developers and businesses who do not understand the benefits to a strong downtown core
  3. Does the City government support the redevelopment?
    • The city government totally supports downtown development
    • City council recently approved the funding for a new civic plaza
    • City council and TIDD board recently approved the priorities from the 2013 Design Charrette led by Place Makers LLC
  4. Who is the Downtown Las Cruces Partnership (DLCP)?
    • `Is a downtown non-profit formed to serve the downtown stake holders, building owners and businesses
    • Has played a major role for the last 20 years to forge the revitalization and redevelopment of downtown and main street
    • Is an active member of Main Street New Mexico
    • Play an active role as a bridge between the private and public
  5. Who is leading downtown redevelopment?
    • The city
    • DLCP
    • LCCP
    • Private building owners and developers
  6. What is the Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (MRA)?
    • The MRA was formed by City ordinance to define special benefits and to meet the state and federal requirements to obtain funding and tax incentives
  7. What is the TIDD?
    • The TIDD allows the city to designate property taxes in the defined district to support funding of infrastructure and public improvements for the downtown district
    • The tax revenue can be used to initiate bond financing for specific projects
  8. How is redevelopment paid for?
    • Infrastructure and public improvements are funded by the TIDD
    • Private funding is required for private development and is the basis for the public private partnership
  9. Who are the downtown planners?
    • In 2013 the City contracted with Place Makers LLC to update the 2005 Plan prepared by Sites Southwest
    • In 2014 the City council approved the new Downtown master plan prepared as part of the October 2013 Design Charrette led by Place Makers and City staff
    • Place Makers LLC is currently working with city staff to prepare a new Smart Code for Downtown
  10. What is the Farmers Craft Market?
    • The downtown Farmers Craft Market is now an official 501c3 non profit authorized by the CLC to hold the Farmers Craft Market on Main Street each Wednesday and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 1:00PM
    • The Market was designated as the top in the US in 2013 and has 300 plus local vendors
    • The Market is a major draw for downtown and has Thousands of visitors each week
    • The market is a great exhibit of local, art, crafts, culture and music.
  11. Who coordinates special events?
    • Special events are coordinated by the City downtown Coordinator and or DLCP
    • The City coordinator is currently Andy Hume and DLCP executive director is Carrie LaTour
  12. What are the major attractions downtown?
    • Theatres; Three theaters that host live performances
    • Museums and Library
    • Restaurants
    • Farmers Market
    • Art Galleries
    • Retail and service providers
    • City and Federal offices
    • Adjacent vibrant residential communities of Alameda and Mesquite
    • New residential apartment under development
  13. What is the employment in the downtown MRA?
    • Over 1600 businesses employing more than 12,000 people working within a 5 minute drive of downtown for an average payroll of approximately $450M
    • 4500 in the central MRA
    • 13000- in one mile radius
  14. What are the major opportunities for down town?
    • Restaurant and entertainment venues
    • Urban residential apartments, townhomes and condos
    • Retail and service providers
    • Hotel and hospitality options
    • Art Galleries
  15. Who is the City downtown coordinator?
    • Andy Hume, ahume@las-cruces.org phone 575-528-3048

Learn more about downtown Las Cruces at:

  • Downtown Las Cruces Partnership
  • City of Las Cruces
Featured image: Las Cruces Country Music Festival courtesy of William Faulkner Studios

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