Johnson Jr. and the civic league as well as the Railroad District Business Association are still hoping for some improvements that are slowly materializing in the area, namely better roads, parking, curbs and brighter street lights in the area being touted as walkable. Another issue is the water that collects on 23rd Street and Colonial near the railroad tracks, a problem also on the city’s radar. Few residents were there before, so there was little reason for fixes at the time, he said.