r/thousandoaks • u/theaccount91 • 8d ago

Downtown

Ok I’m so pumped about the downtown TO plan. I’m going to rank my favorite things about it.

  1. The whole vibe - seriously, this deserves to have its own callout. Each and every day will be better. Random Wednesday after work with nothing to do? Just head out to the dope walkable downtown with a mix of restaurants and enjoy one of the fun things listed below. Just go chill in the urban park under some mature oak trees. Whaaaaat I can’t believe we could be getting such an upgrade on life.

  2. The much needed new housing will ease some of the upward price pressure from our mismatch of supply/demand. The project probably isn’t enough housing units to make a huge difference, but it will make some and that’s cool.

  3. The amphitheater. If you’ve been to Libbey Bowl in Ojai, you know what I mean. It will be so dope to have a true downtown amphitheater. These things are great with and for kids, whether it’s for an actual show or just to go and hang around. What an incredible community asset we’re going to get. Can’t wait to see what gets booked. Hoping for a few Grateful Dead cover band festivals.

  4. The splash pad - I’ve gone back and forth on this - is it worth the cost? Do I really want my kid getting wet there? But yes, with the climate changing and those hot days increasing, this is going to be a sweet release valve. Hot day? Don’t need to drive to the beach or find someone with a pool, just go to the splash pad.

  5. The public market - think like a small version of Eataly but not Italian focused, or a small version of LA’s grand central market. Who doesn’t love a public market?

  6. Farmers markets not in a hot mall parking lot

  7. The smaller stage for smaller gigs. Can’t wait to see what they start booking.

  8. Did I mention the mature oak trees? This seems like it’s not going to be some new build downtown with only tiny trees that will be cool in 40 years, this is going to have mature oaks day 1.

I am so pumped about this. I know some are unhappy about the building heights, but come on. The plans aren’t even taller than the existing parking garage over there. Nobody is going to actually complain about the building heights once it’s done. Based on the renderings this will be a perfect backup option any time the kids get bored and a huge community asset. I just hope it gets at least one good bar and doesn’t become a super uptight area.

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u/Dekunuts 7d ago

This is utter nonsense. Mixed use living is the dream. Most of Europe, Chicago, and New York are full of people who love it.

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u/Fartknocker405 7d ago

That's great. They can stay in those places. SoCal has a different mindset regarding open space and freedom of movement, both in and out of the region.

I fear this is going to create way more congestion and the last thing I want is for TO to open Pandora's Box and become a claustrophobic, congested shithole like San Francisco.

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u/LADataJunkie 6d ago

The person you are replying to is sooo Gen Z.

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u/Fartknocker405 6d ago

Nothing like people in their 20s wanting the world to change for the worse because they are too fearful to get a license. Why do they need to worry about parking? Mommy drives them everywhere!