Business proprietors react to NOTO policy changes

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Massive modifications are coming to the NOTO Arts and Entertainment District in Topeka.

The Topeka City council not too long ago approving two insurance policies that businesses hope will guide to enhancements.

The initial coverage, acknowledges NOTO as a company enhancement district. Commencing up coming year, fees will begin going to enterprises within the place that will go right into improvements for NOTO.

“We have been in favor of the business advancement district considering the fact that we begun talking about that,” Co-operator of Compass Level in NOTO Denise Selbee-koch mentioned. “We consider it can help our organization and our neighboring firms, it allows the metropolis of Topeka by creating good quality, secure, and clean and orderly organization spots.” 

The second coverage, a bicycle ordinance, will ban bikes – skateboards – scooters – and other forms of wheeled transportation from parts of the NOTO space, keeping them off sidewalks and out of parks.

“I love riding my bicycle,” Selbee-koch claimed, “but frequently down in this article its pretty active with pedestrians, so bikes and pedestrians never really mix well on the sidewalks.” 

Business entrepreneurs say the ordinance will be specially practical for events like Very first Friday Artwork Walks, and some others hosted by NOTO.

“When we open up our doorways or just have people coming in and out of the store bikers will zip and zig zag again and forth so for protection factors we are in favor of the bike ban on the sidewalks,” Selbee-koch claimed.

For these that appreciate taking their time through NOTO, looking at murals and window shopping, this bike ordinance will make your procuring a tiny simpler also, leaving far more place on the sidewalk for pedestrians.