Tag: Main Street

What Makes a Good Main Street Work?

Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedInDecember 12, 2016
Shortly before this essay's original posting, I participated in a terrific conference called From Main Street to Eco-Districts: Greening Our Communities, hosted by a chapter of the American Institute for Architects in Corning, New York. Held a block off of Corning’s own, magnificent “Main Street” (actually... Continue Reading
Category Architecture, Back of the Envelope, Development, Economic Development, Planning and Design, Public Policy
Tags Kaid Benfield, Main Street, nature
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Retail: Walkable urban primer with southwest inspiration

Hazel Borys
Hazel Borys Twitter Facebook LinkedInMarch 3, 2016
A couple weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of working with Bob Gibbs in Las Cruces, New Mexico, looking at ways to help downtown outperform the suburbs, helping Main Street be more profitable than strip malls. The top lessons were to nurture unique historic character in walkable formats and don't build leasable space... Continue Reading
Category Community Development, Economic Development, Sales and Marketing
Tags Bob Gibbs, Hazel Borys, Las Cruces, Main Street, Principles of Urban Retail, retail
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