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DDA shapes plan with focus on basic services, building inclusivity in downtown Flint | Flint Beat (Flint, MI) - February 2, 2023
In the summer of 2022, Flint Downtown Development Authority (DDA) executive director Kiaira May invited three community development consultants to Flint. Her goal: figure out a path forward for Flint’s struggling DDA.
“Coming into this, the DDA was really just in a disarray,” May, who has held her position since June 2021, explained. “We had no direction, no goals… So as I was leading the organization into something different, I really wanted to have groundwork on what was it that we really wanted to focus on—what was working, what wasn’t working, and how we really wanted to move forward in the next direction.”
So, in August of last year, Brad Segal, president of Denver-based Progressive Urban Management Associates (P.U.M.A.), along with Yvette Freeman, senior strategist, and Andrea Buglione, senior associate, walked through Flint’s downtown. Read More >>
Downtown Greeley to set course on a new path with updated master plan | Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO), December 17, 2022
A new plan to guide the next 10 years of downtown Greeley is set to go before the city council next month.
City officials over the past nine months have worked with downtown stakeholders to craft the new plan, which identifies areas where new developments, infrastructure and services can facilitate continued growth and a higher quality of life for people who live, work and play in downtown Greeley. In developing the plan, officials also conducted community outreach, including a survey with more than 1,100 responses in English and Spanish. Read More >>
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Littleton business owners rally for vote on downtown development authority | Littleton Independent (Littleton, CO) - October 25, 2022
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Report Outlines Opportunities, Challenges Facing Downtown TC | The Ticker (Traverse City, MI) - September 14, 2022
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New opportunities with Colorado Fresh Food Financing Fund | Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger - August 26, 2022
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Downtown Durango poised for great summer | Durango Herald - June 5, 2021
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How a new plan could revitalize downtown San Jose storefronts | San Jose Spotlight - August 14, 2020
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Disruption, diversity, demand: How urban planning expert says SGF can thrive after COVID-19 | Springfield News-Leader - September 16, 2020
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How a new plan could revitalize downtown San Jose storefronts | San Jose Spotlight - August 14, 2020
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Downtown Recover from Pandemic Could Be Relatively Quick | 91.3-FM WIBC Indy’s Mobile News – June 19, 2020
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Broomfield takes big-picture view of economic vitality | Broomfield Enterprise - January 14, 2020
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The Future Of Business In Bixby Knolls Depends On New Funding Stream | Long Beach Business Journal - November 18, 2019
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Downtown Chattanooga property owners to decide on improvement district | Times Free Press - March 6, 2019
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Lincoln consultant says young people picking midsize cities over larger metro areas | Lincoln Journal Star - April 12, 2018
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Downtown Reno property owners to start paying fees for clean up, safety | Reno Gazette Journal - February 28, 2018
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PEP Annual Meeting Notes County Economic Growth | The Prowers Journal - February 7, 2018
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'Looking to the future': Lincoln partners with Denver firm to chart fresh course for downtown | Lincoln Journal Star - January 29, 2018
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OKC Central: What's next for OKC's downtown Business Improvement District? | The Oklahoman - January 23, 2018
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2018: A year to watch in downtown Shreveport | Shreveport Times - January 14, 2018
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Amazon and its 50,000 employees could make Denver the “San Francisco of the plains” | Denverite - September 14, 2017
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The barren center of downtown Reno finally has a future | Reno Gazette-Journal - July 18, 2017
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Trends to watch as Wichita develops | The Wichita Eagle - February 27, 2017
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Dallas real estate developers facing 'huge issue' of the future of parking | Dallas News - November 25, 2016
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Reno asks for public input on downtown action plan | KOLO-TV - September 26, 2016
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Economic development recommendations from PUMA for Prowers County | The Prowers Journal - September 8, 2016
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EPA chooses Palmer for 'Local Foods, Local Places' with good reason | Matsu Valley Frontiersman - July 28, 2016
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RC hears public opinion on Downtown Master Plan draft | Black Hills Fox News – July 21, 2016
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PCDI Transitioning to PEP | The Prowers Journal – July 20, 2016
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Mineral Station development explored | Littleton Independent – July 2, 2016
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Expert: Downtown housing boom to continue, more variety needed | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – May 19, 2016
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PCDI talks new businesses | Lamar Ledger – May 4, 2016
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Evansville looks to downtown’s future | Inside Indiana Business – April 8, 2016
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Downtown master plan Includes ‘Town Square’ proposal | Tristate Local News – Feb. 2, 2016
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Open House for downtown master plan attracts large public input | Rapid City Journal – Jan. 14, 2016
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Forum explores West Park corridor potential | The Montana Standard – Nov. 5, 2015
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Downtown Colorado Springs planning document gets an update | The Gazette – Aug. 20, 2015
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King Soopers’ opening signals evolution of Downtown Denver | The Denver Post – Aug. 9, 2015
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Urban Century: Is downtown’s time now? | The Shreveport Times – Aug. 2, 2015
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Viewpoint: Gaylord Rockies is the deal that should have never been | Denver Business Journal – Mar. 6, 2015
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Redevelopment of Greeley’s downtown turns the corner | KUNC – Feb. 2015
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Seeking resurgence Loveland downtown wants DDA | KUNC – Feb. 2015
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Fort Collins’ Old Town revival shows Downtown Authority’s Success | KUNC – Feb. 2015