Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck
Walkability of cities is an important element of every city’s plans for livability, transportation, recreationand neighborhoods. Walter Kulash and Dan […]
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Community Theaters: “Edu-tainment” Emporiums.
HISTORICAL ROLE OF DOWNTOWN THEATERS. Movies begat movie theaters. From the late 19thcentury until sound sprung forth in 1927, movies
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The Little Theatre on the Square: Four Decades of a Small-Town Equity Theatre by Beth Shervey PhD
The Idea of Theaters in Small Cities and Towns. Exploiting remnant single screen theaters as venues for live performances or,
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THE DOWNTOWN HOTEL: A Threshold Achievement.
Hotels. Small town tourism is a growing economic development factor. Hotels are the threshold assets that entice people to stay
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Master Downtown Systems: Technology Enhanced
DOWNTOWN IS A SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS. The very nature of a main street in a downtown is that of a
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The Strategic Main Street: Everything Leveraged.
LEVERAGE PUBLIC BUILDINGS. City Hall must be on or near main street to get the full impact of its influence.
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The Authentic, Engaging and Social Main Street
THE PLACE WHERE COMMERCIAL, CIVIC AND RESIDENTIAL LIVES CONVERGE. Downtown’s focus is main street; the street with the commercial, office
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Character Main Streets
Character main streets are the essence of a small city or town. The city’s leaders, private, public and institutional, are
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Books, Cars, Coffee and Ice Cream: The Basics.
WHY GO DOWNTOWN? Bikes, books, coffee and cars are enough; but add in shops, restaurants, diners, an occasional sports bar,
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Museums: Launching Pads for the Future.
A REFLECTION OF DOWNTOWN VALUES. Museums can be about anything; mostly they are about the values of the host community.