Critical to any Main Street initiative is understanding your community’s assets. This is done by collecting information on various assets and documenting the information for it to be updated over time.
In this CMSC member-only workshop, we’ll cover:
The importance of Main Street inventories
The types of inventories to maintain beyond common assets
What information you should collect
Strategies and tactics to collect and maintain information
How to use inventory data to market your Main Street.
This is a tactical how-to workshop including templates for live attendees.
Every Main Street will face vacancies from time to time, and COVID only exacerbated this challenge across Connecticut and the country. Not only are persistent vacancies detrimental to creating and sustaining a vibrant downtown, but they also have a negative economic impact on the community.In this webinar, our presenter Ilana Preuss – international speaker, and fierce advocate for creating great places and small-scale manufacturing – will share:
Innovative approaches to filling vacant storefronts from around the country
Programmatic ideas to collaborate with property owners
Long-term solutions to keep storefronts full by supporting local small business ecosystems
This webinar is approved for 1 CM credit for certified planners. With thanks to our AICP Certification Maintenance partner FHI Studio.
Ilana Preuss is the founder and CEO of Recast City and the author of the new book “Recast Your City: How to Save Your Downtown with Small-Scale Manufacturing.”
Preuss’ passion for great places grew out of her experience working with small and large cities all over the country when she led the technical assistance program at the U.S. EPA Smart Growth Program, and as the Vice President & Chief of Staff at Smart Growth America. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Studies from Cornell University and a Masters of City Planning from the University of Maryland.