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Downtown Revitalization Strategy Report for Glenrock, WY
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>Downtown Revitalization Strategy Report for Glenrock, WY</p> <p>Mary E. Phillips</p> <p>The following project submitted for the Master of City and Regional Planning Professional Project is the <em>Downtown Revitalization Strategy Report</em> for Glenrock, WY completed November …
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University involvement in downtown revitalization: stakeholder perspectives and opportunities
… of Glassboro regarding the Rowan Boulevard/Downtown Glassboro project in 2011. The study investigated the perspectives of stakeholders on the town and gown relationship, what extending the educational component into the downtown would do to the town and college, and how this would foster the …
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Information and communication technologies in downtown revitalization : an international survey
The Technology & Downtown Revitalization International Study surveyed downtown management organizations in Canada, Europe, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States regarding attitudes, challenges and utilization of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Downtown …
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Renewing Spokane: A study of motivating forces behind downtown revitalization projects
This study examines the motivating forces behind downtown urban renewal projects through qualitative interview research. Using Spokane, Washington, as a case study, interviews were conducted with key players in downtown revitalization, including public administrators, private developers, and …
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Downtown revitalization in Japan : examination of the Town Management Organization model
Downtowns have experienced decline since the 1990s in Japan and several strategies have been implemented to deal with it. This research focuses on one of such strategies-the Town Management Organization (TMO) model. Although the model was expected to achieve downtown revitalization through managing …
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A Study to Determine Variables Necessary For Successful Downtown Revitalization Programs in Missouri's Communities
… has created economic instability for many downtowns. In 1980, the National Trust for Historic Preservation adopted the Main Street Program to help revitalize the downtown areas of communities having a population between 5,000 and 50,000. This program is based on the four variables of …
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Beyond the market : a case study of the downtown revitalization paradox in Framingham, Massachusetts
… this challenge as it seeks to revitalize a downtown dominated by a substantial immigrant commercial presence. The town's revitalization process highlights a new variation on a common historical theme of the oftentimes damaging impact of redevelopment projects. This thesis examines the …
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The Effects of Crystal Bridges in Downtown Revitalization of Bentonville, Arkansas in The Last Decade
<p>Bentonville started the process of downtown revitalization in 2007 after they passed a bond measure. However, research on the impacts of the revitalization and the factors associated with it is limited or focused for the private sector. This study identified Crystal Bridges Museum of American …
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Live the Local: Exploring the Relationship between Local News Media and Cities Undergoing Downtown Revitalization
… rise in suburban development has caused many downtowns across the United States to lose residents, businesses, attractions and community engagement. City officials and planners work to create policies, designs and urban development that help to revitalize downtowns. However, how do we bring …
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Specific Plans: An Implementation Tool for Downtown Revitalization. A Specific Plan Proposal for Downtown Delano, California
… Specific Plans: An Implementation Tool for Downtown Revitalization A Specific Plan Proposal for Downtown Delano, California Emily Suzanne Henderson This study builds off the assumption that downtowns are socially and economically important to cities and the people who live, work, and visit …
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The road to redevelopment: New Urbanism, nostalgia, and the process of downtown revitalization in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
… of the Plan Baton Rouge process is to revitalize downtown Baton Rouge and promote economic and cultural vitality while implementing the design practices of New Urbanism. New Urbanism is a design methodology that condemns suburban sprawl while promoting denser, early-twentieth-century-style …
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Fringe town : revitalization on the margin, assessing small downtown revival and catalytic real estate development feasibility on the urban fringe
… sought to construct a diagnostic study of small downtown revitalization in Somersworth, New Hampshire, and Berwick, Maine. To develop a holistic understanding of downtown revitalization in Somersworth-Berwick, and other such small towns on the urban fringe, this research was divided into three …
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Is the US Main Street model likely to be an effective approach to revitalizing Japanes city centers?
… Main Street approach is promising for Japanese downtown revitalization, looking at the Main Street Program itself and distinguishing it from other downtown revitalization strategies in the United States. This study then shows Japanese economic and urban policy trends at the national and the …
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The Impact of Public Investment on Urban Revitalization: A Case Study on the Redevelopment of Downtown Norfolk, Virginia 1935-1985
<p>This study focuses on downtown revitalization. It examines the effect of public investment in Downtown Norfolk in relation to various theories that have been developed to explain the growth of the central cores of cities.</p> <p>A chronology is presented of the events that marked the beginning …
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Does Hope Vi Deep-six The Poor? Analyzing The Effects Of Displacement Former Residents Of Distressed Public Housing In A Mid-sized Southern City
Do downtown revitalization efforts detrimentally affect people who are displaced? HUD's HOPE VI grant program provides local housing authorities with funds to leverage private investment to demolish blighted, severely distressed public housing units and replace them with mixed-use, mixed-income …
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The Transformation of Place: Historic Theme Development in Small Town Commercial Districts
… States are in the process of re-orienting their downtowns to new roles and functions. The process of downtown revitalization often involves the conservation of historic resources in an effort to attract tourists as well as local residents. While much scholarly attention has been paid to the …
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Shovel ready : razing hopes, history, and a sense of place : rethinking Schenectady's downtown strategies
… effect of this been more apparent than in the downtown areas of these cities. This thesis will examine the growth and decline of the downtown in American cities as well as the development of one city's downtown in particular, Schenectady, New York. A number of interventions, projects, and …
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Historic Preservation Leading to Heritage Tourism as an Economic Development Strategy for Small Tennessee Towns.
<p>Historic preservation has been a successful economic development tool that has led to heritage tourism in some Tennessee towns but not in others. The problem studied was to determine if there was a set of tangible attributes a town must possess to be successful in using historic preservation as …