Ideas and solutions for your downtown

in 30 days

NEXTSTEPS for downtown™ is a path to ideas and solutions

An award-winning community planning firm

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

of your downtown

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

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?  

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?  

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

Sample Table of Contents

Topics include:

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

Sample Streetscape Assessment Page

Assessments identify

• What is Working• What is Not

Working

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

 

The recommendationsare included on an interactive disk that features:

1) helpful images & graphics,

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

 

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

 

The product is delivered approximately 30 days

from the date of the team’s site visit

 

For more information visit www.nextstepsfordowntown.co

mor call 248-423-1776