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Ideas and solutions for your downtown in 30 days

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An overview of Birchler Arroyo Associates new service, NEXTSTEPS for Downtown

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Ideas and solutions for your downtown

in 30 days

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NEXTSTEPS for downtown™ is a path to ideas and solutions

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An award-winning community planning firm

with a 20-year track record of quality will conduct an intensive assessment

of your downtown

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We will walk throughout downtown and listen to merchants, property owners, residents, and officials

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The team considers how the following affect the quality of downtown: Signage: How are businesses communicating to the public?  Street Lighting: Is the downtown well-lit, safe and appealing?  

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Window Displays: What are shoppers’ first impressions of downtown businesses? Connectivity: How are neighborhoods connected to downtown? Downtown Sidewalks: What is the quality of sidewalks?  

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Streetscape Continuity: How does the streetscape enhance or deter pedestrian movement?  Maintenance of the Public Realm: How well-maintained are public spaces?   

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Sample Table of Contents

Topics include:

• Streetscape• Parking• Buildings• Circulation• Signs• Land Use

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Sample Streetscape Assessment Page

Assessments identify

• What is Working• What is Not

Working

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The final product is a Downtown Solutions Kit

It links many strategies to downtown “Best Practices” so that one community can learn from the successes of others

 

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The recommendationsare included on an interactive disk that features:

1) helpful images & graphics,

2) best practices reference sheets, & 3) links to other resources

 

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Also included is a spreadsheet with action strategies so the community can set priorities and continue down the path to a healthy, vibrant downtown

 

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The product is delivered approximately 30 days

from the date of the team’s site visit

 

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For more information visit www.nextstepsfordowntown.co

mor call 248-423-1776