Downtown Idea Exchange, October 2019
October 1, 2019

- Small cities woo residents, workers with student loan assistance
- Business plan competition offers support, spurs growth
- Cities embrace land banks as blight-fighting tool
- “City Champs” program helps new arrivals navigate city living
- Downtown shuttle service adjusts, adapts
- Downtown abruptly loses microtransit service
- Chalking tires of parked cars? You might be violating motorists’ rights
- Here’s how one city paid for its downtown Wi-Fi network
- Downtown music fest uses free admission to lure big crowds
- City tests parcel delivery lockers, aims to ease traffic congestion
- Fire suppression incentives
- Public art encourages citizen involvement
- Parking rate structure encourages turnover
- Local food specialty adds authentic appeal
- Short term rentals and enforcement