^ Things like bus only lanes are more of an urbanist's pet project than anything else. They do not practically solve a problem for building owners on the Mag Mile. Nobody on the Mag Mile is upset because people can't get to the Mag Mile. That's never been a problem.
The entities that own property in and around the Mag Mile will need to state what it is, if anything, they need from the city. Sounds like they want more security after that crap that occurred last summer (
still furious about that) and assurances that roving bands of looters won't smash windows en masse again.
Second, they need to figure out what kind of commercial space can and will pay the rent. I definitely don't think they care about bus lanes, and the sidewalks are already wide enough on the Mag Mile--in fact, they are gorgeous!
But you and I are in agreement on one thing--"experiential retail" is probably not going to be enough