Towns working towards a downtown area

[jr7777]

This is something I've always wondered about, but no one ever really talks about. Which towns in SC don't currently have a downtown, but have plans to create one? The only one I know of that is doing this now is Goose Creek. Also, how does not having a downtown affect a town, such as Mt. Pleasant?

[btoy]

Isn't Mauldin kind of working towards a city center?

[UrbanSoutherner]

This is something I've always wondered about, but no one ever really talks about. Which towns in SC don't currently have a downtown, but have plans to create one? The only one I know of that is doing this now is Goose Creek. Also, how does not having a downtown affect a town, such as Mt. Pleasant?

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On a much smaller scale, the Town of Santee in eastern Orangeburg County on Lake Marion a decade or so ago started creating a downtown. The town had been just a strip of motels. The new downtown included a square, a community center, and a town hall. Most of the other incorporated towns I can think of at least had some sort of downtown.

[Spartan]

Mauldin and Simpsonville are working on this type of thing as well. Mt Pleasant won't ever have one since it is a direct suburb of Charleston. Goose Creek is much more scattered about.

One could argue that Florence doesn't have one, but thats probably a different topic!