Replace “intended” with “designed” and the truth surfaces. Just how much value can be assessed to an organization whose purpose seems to be to validate its existence? Interesting – on one hand they have argued that downtown business patronage is deterred by the homeless – yet they produce “statistics” that show an increased in business patronage. The assumption being that more people downtown equates to increased business traffic.

The author has it correct – “non-scientific report.”

A Perspective