I have a love/hate relationship with The District.
It's a great place to spend those gorgeous Las Vegas spring or fall days when the temperature is 70-80 and everyone is out walking around, browsing the stores and making the most of an open air mall.
Unfortunately there are a lot of empty stores, most of the restaurants are mediocre at best and can be easily topped by the already cooked/cooked to order Whole Foods department. Yes, there are a few gems like Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana, Rachel's, and even Balboa Pizza, and I think Ben and Jerry's could be located in a much more visible spot.
I love how the lights on the trees are lit year round, but I was really bummed that they took out the carousel (although I understand it was probably a financial drain) and I'm not looking forward to the increased traffic coming home from the town homes they are building behind Whole Foods.
When the District first open the street was open to traffic, but they nixed that and made it an open walk way. For some reason the new owners think it's a good idea to make it driveable again. It may work for Town Center, but the District isn't that big and all it will lead to is someone getting run over and and barrel load of teenagers and other clowns thinking that cruising through the center of the mall in their beat up Hondas blaring music makes them coolest thing since ice cream. Hopefully their insurance carrier stops them with high rates before this even happens.