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The plants need to be watered! Assets like hanging flower baskets and streetscape planters play a crucial role in the economic development strategy for downtowns and commercial corridors. Organizations like the Montclair Center Business Improvement District understand the significance of these on-street assets and allocate resources to maintain them. Recognizing the financial impact of your district's composition is essential for providing necessary services. Strategic curation of BID boundaries to maximize property valuations and achieve economies of scale is vital for sustaining essential programming. Investing in on-street assets is not just about beautification; it's a strategic economic decision that drives growth and enhances community vitality. #EconomicDevelopment #BusinessImprovementDistricts #CommunityRevitalization Downtown NJ International Downtown Association

I was recently asked a few questions in relation to the Preston Market!! HERE are my answers . Public acquisition of Preston Market will ensure the improvement, greening & community management of Preston Market. Do you support the public acquisition of Preston Market? Your question isn’t entirely clear. When you ask if I support public acquisition, are you referring to state, federal government, or council acquiring the market? When we speak about the Preston Market, we must acknowledge that the it is currently owned by three separate property owners. Are you asking about the market's footprint, the total land owned by Salta, or the other interconnecting two sites? I’ll need more context to fully understand and respond to your question. As a dedicated supporter of the market, I believe it's important to clarify these points before providing an accurate answer. My current campaign centres around "Protect what we Love, Create what we Need." Preston urgently requires biodiverse open spaces that foster community connections, especially south of Bell Street. So, yes, I strongly support the creation, implementation, and management of a much-needed urban revitalisation in our municipality. Places of social connection are paramount for all.

What do we really want for Kentville's future? Let’s talk about where we’re headed... Kentville has grown so much in the last 20 years. You see it in our streets, in the faces of new families, and in the booming downtown. But with growth comes responsibility. We need to think about: 👉 Investing in new businesses. 👉 Supporting the ones that are already here. 👉 Ensuring our infrastructure, like roads and stormwater systems, can keep up. And that’s just the start... 👉 Housing – Can we build smarter and better? 👉 Collaboration – Are we really listening to all voices at the table? 👉 Community – How do we continue to support our neighbours and local events? Kentville's vision is not just about today. It’s about all of us—our families, our neighbours, and the generations to come. Let’s build a future we can all be proud of. #kentville #CommunityFirst #FutureFocused

It’s #EconDevWeek and we're celebrating #NorthCarolina’s #PublicPower partners who are embracing diverse downtown strategies to fuel thriving local economies. Discover how these strategies have been making a tangible impact in NC’s public power communities below! - The City of Wilson, City Of Statesville, and #HertfordNC are investing in #PublicArt -- from murals and sculpture installations to artistic displays on electric light boxes -- igniting downtown revitalization and attracting spending. (Wilson Economic Development Council, Iredell County Economic Development Corporation, Perquimans County, NC) (Statesville, NC shown below) - The Town of Smithfield, NC’s focus on improving nighttime lighting enhances business visibility and pedestrian safety; vital for nurturing its evening economy. (Johnston County NC - Economic Development) - Retention is key to guaranteeing consumer amenities and ensuring a stable local economy. The Town of Wake Forest, NC is piloting a retention grant to mitigate financial risk that may threaten newly established businesses as they establish a foundation in the town. (Wake Forest Business & Industry Partnership) - The City of Albemarle’s investment in building rehabilitation and stabilization adds viable inventory to its #RealEstate pipeline and spurs economic vitality in its central business district. (Stanly County Economic Development Commission) #WilsonNC #StatesvilleNC #SmithfieldNC #WakeForestNC #AlbemarleNC #EconDev

Chandler is now another example, like California's recent action, where cities are seeing a need to expedite and facilitate adaptive re-use of existing buildings, particularly office buildings, preferably into residential buildings. California and Chandler are not alone in this drive. This drive acknowledges the need for housing, the availability of under-used buildings, and the cost savings in using existing infrastructure, with the bonus of bringing life back into these city centers. But this is only one step in the process. Building code revisions also need to be made to more easily facilitate, not only the re-use of buildings, but possibly new buildings that would be feasible on a single urban lot. Change of use code regulations push existing buildings to conformance to new codes. While the intent is good, practicality requires more flexibility. Adoption of single stair buildings to replace some of these existing buildings, that would be more expensive to renovate, and be less safe, is one option. There are other options to allow these areas to become centers of life and address the need for housing. Creativity in processes and building codes is a must. Together we can make feasible and safe places for people to live.

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The most-read story from the previous week's Developer's Digest®, published by City Life Org reports on New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announcement about the selection of plans for the development of "Powerhouse Apartments" on a city-owned parking lot in The Bronx's Mott Haven neighborhood. The project is part of Mayor Eric Adams' 24 in 24 plan, aiming to create or preserve over 12,000 homes through partnerships across HPD, NYCEDC, and NYCHA. The Powerhouse Apartments will be an all-electric building designed to achieve Passive House standards, incorporating climate resiliency features such as heat pumps, solar panels, and green roofs to combat extreme weather. The development will offer a mix of affordable housing units catering to various income levels, along with community spaces. To read more stories like this and to stay on top of the most recent news from the development world, subscribe to our Developer’s Digest® using the link below: https://bit.ly/3Qg1qXV #digest #dsa #nyc #weknowzoning #deveopmentsites #developmentnews

Our world is quickly changing, and these changes mean the old ways of thinking about housing, mobility, and land uses no longer fit how people live. Communities must plan in a different way, and a comprehensive plan is the first step. My colleague Erin Perdu, AICP discusses new practices that can help communities in her new blog. #cities #urbanplanning #urbanplaces

I’m only through chapter one, and fully planning to gift this to my coworkers and a few city managers. Charles Marohn truly nails the story telling of how growth can kneecap the community of cities, especially rural communities experiencing rapid influx. I’m stunned to read something that so closely parallels my daily work. #municipalengineering #urbanplanning #ruraldevelopment

The net-zero idea that City Hall has just come out of left field with is the LAST thing we should be doing. I mean that literally. It is the last thing we should do after we get back to basics and get this growing existential housing crisis solved. In fact, we should be rolling the building codes and planning rules back 100 years… to when we created The Hydrostone Community, the Allen Duncan Lawrence Area, the West End, The Old Downtown and Crichton Park in Dartmouth, and the Jubilee Road area.