Mayor Ted Winterer is urging other city leaders to think big when it comes to the technological headwinds facing the local economy.

After hearing an extensive presentation from the City’s Director of Housing and Economic Development, Andy Agle, on the upcoming ‘retail apocalypse’ that will hit the Promenade, the impact of telecommuting on leased office space, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles, Winterer expressed concern staff isn’t thinking broad enough.

“I’m concerned that we are already looking very short term from the comments heard on the dais,” Winterer said. “We’ve talked about the decline of retail and maybe the answer is more music downtown. I think it would be prudent to look broader and see what else is on the horizon.”

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