Books

The Board Building Cycle.
Nine steps to finding, recruiting, and engaging board members so that your downtown organization is productive and strong.
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Bringing Buildings Back.
Offers communities of all sizes a wide range of tools to reclaim abandoned properties and return them to productive use.
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Business Improvement Districts.
Covers best practices for planning, organizing, operating and financing BIDS.
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Converting Storefronts to Housing.
Details techniques for rehabbing former downtown storefronts into sought-after homes.
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The Dimensions of Parking.
For more than 30 years, The Dimensions of Parking has been the leading resource on best practices in parking development and operations.
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Downtown, Inc: How America Rebuilds Cities.
Case studies delve into the inner workings of the public-private partnerships that have revitalized the downtowns of such cities as Boston, San Diego, Seattle, St. Paul and Pasadena.
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Downtowns: Revitalizing the Centers of Small Urban Communities.
15 case studies focus on overcoming the unique problems of downtown revitalization in small communities.
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Funding Sources for Downtown Organizations.
Provides detailed information on how downtown organizations of all types are funding their day-to-day operations.
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How to be Successful at Sponsorship Sales.
Provides everything you need to get your share of the available sponsorship dollars — from local, regional and national sources.
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Main Street Renewal.
Case studies from around the country illustrate what downtown professionals are doing to make their downtowns the economic and cultural centers of their communities.
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Making Business Districts Work.
The most complete and authoritative guide to leadership and management of downtown organizations.
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Meeting and Exceeding Expectations.
Helps you ensure that your downtown organization’s board meetings are productive, legal and orderly.
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Parking Handbook for Small Communities.
A complete and thorough review of how to plan, develop and manage parking for a small downtown.
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Parking Management Best Practices.
Demonstrates how an integrated approach to parking management can reduce parking needs by 20 to 40 percent.
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Revitalizing Main Street.
Provides a practical framework for downtown and central business district growth and development.
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Safescapes.
Provides a framework for improving public safety through changes in the physical environment.
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Street Graphics and the Law.
Provides a framework and design guidelines for creating a comprehensive street signage program.
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