Downtown Idea Exchange

Provides detailed case studies, practical news reports, how-to information and hundreds of real-world examples of how traditional downtowns, business improvement districts, main street communities and others are growing and prospering.

For more than 50 years, downtown leaders have turned to Downtown Idea Exchange for ideas, insights and solid information on downtown revitalization.

It’s the one publication they trust for authoritative and actionable information, which can be converted into real improvements in their downtowns.

Now, you can have the same advantage.

When you subscribe to Downtown Idea Exchange, you’ll not just read, but use,
in-depth information on how:

• Downtowns are funding and operating successful programs and improvement projects — how they use traditional and nontraditional funding sources, including grants, special assessments, membership funding, corporate support, income-producing projects, tax breaks, and more.
• Downtowns are organizing business recruitment and retention programs — how they support their current businesses while targeting, finding and convincing new stores, restaurants, office tenants, and others to locate downtown.
• Downtowns are improving parking — how they ensure an adequate supply of parking for downtown workers, residents, shoppers and other visitors, how they add spaces, finance parking programs, evaluate the benefits of on-street versus off-street parking, overcome negative perceptions about availability, and more.
• Downtowns are organizing for action — how key associations, improvement districts, task forces and government agencies are working together for maximum impact, turning opponents into allies and building active membership bases for their downtowns.
• Downtowns are fighting blight and improving streetscapes — how they are preserving downtown buildings, making facade improvements and adapting outdated structures to new uses.

This is just a small sample of the kind of information Downtown Idea Exchange brings you twice each month. It’s the information you need for sustainable economic development downtown.

Your subscription also includes Documents Plus Online.

Each month when important topics like Bus Rapid Transit, Good Neighbor Agreements, Residential Design Standards, Vision and Strategic Plans, or Parking Master Plans are discussed in Downtown Idea Exchange, you’ll find back-up documents and resources at Documents Plus Online. These materials come to you directly from the downtowns that are using them. You may download, study and adapt them to your own needs.

Four free guides: your welcome gifts from the editors.

With your paid order, you’ll receive four free guides to downtown improvement. They are packed with tested techniques and innovative strategies including: 28 ways to strengthen your downtown’s business and residential base 27 ways to fund your downtown programs 29 ways to build a strong base of support for downtown 33 ways to overcome your downtown’s parking problems.

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