Points of Interest

Turning around Downtown-
12 Steps to revitalizing downtown


"Though every downtown is different there are still common revitalization lessons that can be applied anywhere. While any approach must be customized based on unique physical conditions, institutional assets, consumer demand, history, and civic intent, this paper lays out the fundamentals of a downtown turnaround plan and the unique "private/public" partnership required to succeed. Beginning with visioning and strategic planning to the reemergence of an office market at the end stages, these 12 steps form a template for returning "walkable urbanity" downtown."


http://www.brookings.edu/metro/pubs/20050307_12steps.htm

The Albuquerque Story
The story of downtown Albuquerque, and how they revitalized their downtown.

http://www.cabq.gov/aes/s5dtr.html