An upgrade would be a welcome improvement, but a little more than a month before starting and they don't have a cost estimate? Sounds scary to me. Does it get paid for with bonds? Downtown partnership paying for it? Higher property assessments in a down market, maybe? Last year we tore down the fountain without public comment. Seems this administration likes to start things and worry about the details later.
Also, it seems like we never deal with the riff-raff that are the root cause of these problems. They will still be roaming the streets and will likely become more of a problem on private property. The Mayor and assembly need to  hold these troublemakers more accountable. Something besides giving them a home to get stoned in.
I suppose we have to keep the ACLU happy, though. Maybe they would like to run the city and show us how it's done.