Next Steps For Downtown Overview Pps
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Ideas and solutions for your downtown
in 30 days
NEXTSTEPS for downtown™ is a path to ideas and solutions
An award-winning community planning firm
with a 20-year track record of quality will conduct an intensive assessment
of your downtown
We will walk throughout downtown and listen to merchants, property owners, residents, and officials
The team considers how the following affect the quality of downtown: Signage: How are businesses communicating to the public? Street Lighting: Is the downtown well-lit, safe and appealing?
Window Displays: What are shoppers’ first impressions of downtown businesses? Connectivity: How are neighborhoods connected to downtown? Downtown Sidewalks: What is the quality of sidewalks?
Streetscape Continuity: How does the streetscape enhance or deter pedestrian movement? Maintenance of the Public Realm: How well-maintained are public spaces?
Sample Table of Contents
Topics include:
• Streetscape• Parking• Buildings• Circulation• Signs• Land Use
Sample Streetscape Assessment Page
Assessments identify
• What is Working• What is Not
Working
The final product is a Downtown Solutions Kit
It links many strategies to downtown “Best Practices” so that one community can learn from the successes of others
The recommendationsare included on an interactive disk that features:
1) helpful images & graphics,
2) best practices reference sheets, & 3) links to other resources
Also included is a spreadsheet with action strategies so the community can set priorities and continue down the path to a healthy, vibrant downtown
The product is delivered approximately 30 days
from the date of the team’s site visit
For more information visit www.nextstepsfordowntown.co
mor call 248-423-1776