<div dir="ltr"><div>This meeting is next Tuesday, 8/18, at 1 pm. </div><div>I don't know if anyone is interested. The WayFinding is signs that they post to help show the direction of where things are, such as downtown and uptown Vancouver. </div><div>I wish I could go, but I am working at that time. </div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Beth Greenberg</div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">City of Vancouver Economic Prosperity and Housing</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:smallbusiness@cityofvancouver.us">smallbusiness@cityofvancouver.us</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 2:17\u202fPM<br>Subject: You're Invited: August 18, 2026, Downtown Stakeholders Forum<br>To: <<a href="mailto:merribethgreenberg@gmail.com">merribethgreenberg@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-8617969141499658502"><u></u>
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Join us! Our August forum highlights several key projects that rely on your input and partnership. sparks+sullivan will preview early wayfinding concepts shaped by your recent community survey responses, the Parking team will share fresh parking utilization and supply data, and the Main Street Promise team will provide one of the final construction updates as the two-year infrastructure project winds down. </p>
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<strong>\u23f0 Time:</strong> 1:00 - 2:30 PM</p>
<p style="margin:0"><strong>\U0001f4cd Location: </strong>City Hall \u2013 Aspen Room, Floor 1 (415 W 6th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660)</p>
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<strong>Downtown Parking Plan Update - City Staff</strong></p>
<ul style="line-height:1.8;font-size:16px"><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0">Gabe Montez & Tyler Lund share parking supply and utilization data analysis</p>
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<span style="word-break:break-word;font-size:16px"><strong>Main Street Promise Update - Project Team</strong></span><ul style="line-height:1.8;font-size:16px"><li dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0">Construction update as Phase II nears completion</p>
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Access the meeting link and find more details on the <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/7fn3yyb/nok7fulc/nguhgno" style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0068a5" target="_blank">Downtown Stakeholders Forum -The City of Vancouver, WA</a> page.</li><li style="Margin:0">Meeting materials and recordings will be posted after the event under the \u201cMeeting Materials\u201d tab.</li></ul></div>
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