| This Downtown Revitalization resource provides you with relevant information and tools to improve local downtown areas. The site is designed to guide the user through a series of proven steps and strategies for implementing a successful revitalization plan.
- Getting Started
The Getting Started document
provides you with:
- a historical overview of the
evolution of Ontario's downtowns
- a summary of downtown
revitalization approaches and
lessons learned
- an analysis of current
downtown challenges and
opportunities
- two diagnostic exercises
designed to analyze your
downtown's current situation
- Developing your Strategy
The "Developing Your Strategy"
section lists organizational and
planning steps to guide a
community through preparing an
effective revitalization plan. It
includes:
- Organizing A Working Team
- Understanding your
Downtown
- Developing a Plan for Action
- Implementing the Plan
- Tracking Progress
- Five Keys to Success
The " Five Keys to Success" section
presents five effective strategies:
- Managing your Downtown
- Encouraging Economic
Development
- Guiding Image and Design
- Marketing Your Downtown
- Addressing Social Issues
- Downtown Revitalization Links
The Links section identifies a
number of downtown revitalization
websites.
For more information on the contents of this section, contact
us.
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