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2nd Annual Membership Meeting

Competitive Neighborhood Business Districts. 2nd Annual Membership Meeting. The 14 Elements of Successful Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization. Leadership Comprehension Management Partnerships Public Sector Participation Community Orientation Economic Diversity. Differentiation

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2nd Annual Membership Meeting

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  1. Competitive Neighborhood Business Districts 2nd Annual Membership Meeting

  2. The 14 Elements of Successful Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization • Leadership • Comprehension • Management • Partnerships • Public Sector Participation • Community Orientation • Economic Diversity • Differentiation • Pedestrian Orientation • Incrementalism • Market Sensitivity • Forward Thinking • Address Commercial Gentrification • Effective Communication

  3. Local Champions for Neighborhood Revitalization Formal or Informal Overall Vision or Plan that Guides the Process Branches of Institutions in Neighborhood Stakeholders Responsive to Change Leadership

  4. Institutional Support for Neighborhood Revitalization Local Government Financial Institutions Residential Groups Community development advocates Churches/Synagogues/Mosques Neighborhood Newspaper Business Leadership Committed to Neighborhood Neighborhood Organization Means of Building Leadership Leadership

  5. Understanding of the Importance of Neighborhood Revitalization Public Sector Business Community in Neighborhood Business Community Elsewhere Community at Large Comprehension

  6. Clear Definition of Where the Neighborhood Is Comprehension

  7. Public/Private/Non-Profit Organization for Neighborhood Revitalization Comprehensive Approach to Management Organization Tracking Change Management

  8. Among All Three Economic Sectors Interdependence Among Businesses Among Buildings Between Landlords and Tenants Between Business and Residential Organizations Interaction with Neighborhood Schools Partnerships

  9. Participation Opportunities for Participation Active Participation by Newcomers Participation by those without Vested Financial Interests Alignment with Abutting Residential Neighborhoods Partnerships

  10. Regulatory Environment Reinvestment Encouraged Consistent Public Policy toward Neighborhoods Neighborhoods treated differently in Planning and Zoning Public Sector Participation

  11. Public Improvements Appropriate High Quality Well Maintained Mixed Use of Buildings Encouraged Public Sector Participation

  12. Sense of Business District as “Center” of Neighborhood Abundant Non-Economic Activities Tolerance of Diversity Serves Local Market Community Orientation

  13. Sense of Public Safety Minimal Graffiti No bars on windows Good Maintenance Businesses open during business hours Minimum of dirty/unkempt windows & Entrances Significant Residential Use of Upper Floors Community Orientation

  14. Economic Diversity Affordable Place for Incubation, Experimentation, Creativity Wide Range of Rental Space Available by Size, Condition, Use Predominately Locally Owned Businesses Arts & Cultural Activities Key Elements Economic Diversity

  15. Character Defining Resources Identified Enhanced Protected Appropriate Use of Historic Resources Imaginative Reuse of White Elephant Buildings Differentiation

  16. Physical Resources Used for Differentiation Doesn’t Try to Compete with Mall/Downtown on Their Strengths Maintains & Capitalizes on Sense of Discovery Historic Preservation Key Component Differentiation

  17. People on the Street 15-18 Hours a Day Usage Circular Pedestrian Movement Automobiles Appropriately Accommodated but Not at the Expense of Pedestrians Pedestrian Orientation

  18. Demand Driven Customer Driven Market Sensitivity

  19. No “Success Only” Mentality No “Bring Back 1956” Mentality Incremental Economic Change Incrementalism

  20. Incremental Physical Change Sense of Evolution Multiple Catalysts for Change “Trickle-up” not Quick Fix Incrementalism

  21. Capitalize on Emerging Opportunities Locationally Indifferent Businesses Extension of Work-at-Home Growth Sector Businesses Part of Smart Growth Strategy Forward Thinking

  22. Public Transportation Re-Established Sustainability Strategies Economic Fiscal Physical Forward Thinking

  23. Commercial Gentrification Addressed • Understand Benefits • Understand Costs • Understand not all departure is displacement • Create tools to offset negative impacts

  24. With Mayor With City Council Member(s) With Departments Between Businesses With Neighborhood Institutions Between Business Organization and Residential Organizations Effective and Regular Communication

  25. Choice & Diversity Linkages Reinvestment Identity Pedestrian/Cyclist Friendly Green Space Live/Work Mixed Use Scale Durability Walkability Parking Multimodal Local Streets Bike/Pedestrian Access Transit Supportive Development Public Spaces Air/Water Quality Resource Efficiency Natural Elements Principles of Creating Quality Places

  26. Thank you very much

  27. This event is made possible through the generous support of:The Katherine and Lee Chilcote FoundationThe Cyrus Eaton Foundation The Nord Family Foundation Jonathan Forman of the Cedar-Lee Theatre Jane Evans of Studio You!

  28. FutureHeights Preserving Enhancing and Building Community

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