(Re) Building Downtown: A Guidebook for Revitalization

(Re)Building Downtown: A Guidebook for Revitalization is a resource for local elected officials who want to re-invigorate and strengthen neighborhood centers of economy, culture, and history through a smart growth approach to development.

This guide uses Smart Growth America’s seven-step approach to downtown redevelopment:

1. Understanding your community
2. Create an attractive, walkable place
3. Diversify economic uses
4. Plan for equity
5. Improve government regulations and processes
6. Finance projects
7. Establish on-going place management