In the December issue of Downtown Idea Exchange, guest columnist John Karras shares 12 strategies that can transform virtually any downtown into a more vibrant place.
The list includes structural changes, like street reconfiguration (Turn one-way streets into two-way streets), short-term steps (Establish a regularly occurring public event), and management approaches (Consolidate regional economic development partner organizations into a single downtown location).
Regular readers will note that many of the strategies appear frequently in pages of Downtown Idea Exchange, while others offer new perspectives and examples.
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