It was my understanding that one of the reasons the city was requiring the new design for restaurant parklets was to create a more consistent look and ambiance along Main Street for outdoor dining. I thought it was a good idea. What has been executed however does not compare to what has been done in neighboring cities. A quick trip to Danville highlights what outdoor dining parklets can look like. Add to the issue that when the streets are closed one weekend each month, Main Street looks worse than what it looked like previously. There is no standard for what businesses set up. I saw tables haphazardly placed in the middle of the street with no tent, no umbrella, no ambiance whatsoever. What seemed like an admirable goal seems to have badly misfired.