Redesigning Main Streets in Small Communities: The Viagra of Transportation Investment

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• Creators:
  Chase, E. Todd ; Litster, Tom
• Corporate Contributors:
  National Main Street Center (U.S.) ; Otak, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  City Planning Design Elements Gentrification Main Street Movement Redevelopment Small Cities Towns Town Squares Urban Development
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1403451
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Main Street Center
• Abstract:
  The national Main Street movement is building momentum. Over 1,200 small communities across America have rediscovered their Main Streets with impressive investment in time, energy and money. The tangible measures of return include: economic growth in jobs and tax revenues; effective "recycling" of infrastructure buildings and land; a pleasing landscape environment; and more efficient transportation networks. Paper provides a brief background on the Main Street movement and describes design elements and other factors needed to make MS retrofit projects a success.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:83ca3f1769a26bf237b2165e19fc81001c876e8f8e5470f09f3ea69fd9ce13a755cd54a1554ce1d9b1ad704054c85eaa8d8071a125cabeefa094fa27f3945175
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12757/dot_12757_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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