WHAT: NJ Downtown
Revitalization & Management Institute
WHERE: Ashley
McCormick Center, 42 E. Commerce St, Bridgeton NJ 08302
WHEN: Wednesday,
July 23, 2014 9:00am to 4:00pm
WHO: Kennedy
Lawson Smith, one of the nation’s foremost experts on commercial
district revitalization will present “Using the Economics of Place to Guide
Design” Ms. Smith is the co-founder of the Community Land Use and Economics Group,
LLC (CLUE), which is a consulting firm that blends downtown development, land
use management, and historic preservation disciplines into a cohesive approach
to meeting community development challenges.
To register for this seminar, please contact Bridgeton
Main Street at (856) 453-8130
AGENDA:
8:30am-9:15am Registration
9:15am-9:30am Welcome and Overview
9:30am-11:30am “The Economics of Place”
·
What does the “economics of place” mean
·
What does “economic growth” mean?
·
How are retail markets changing-what does that
mean for downtowns?
·
Why doesn’t the old market analysis methodology
work anymore?
·
What new tools are communities using?
11:30am-1:00pm Lunch (on your own), Networking &
Exploring Downtown Bridgeton
Bridgeton has NJ's largest historic district and a rich
tapestry of commercial,
residential and mixed-use buildings representing centuries
of architectural history. Take
some time to look around at the assets, challenges, and
change, both positive and
negative, affecting this downtown; grabbing a local lunch
to eat along the Cohansey
River or in their beautiful pocket park, both close by to
the workshop site.
1:30pm - 3:15pm -- Economic Development Scenarios for
Historic Places: Interactive
Case Studies
·
200 medieval Transylvanian churches
·
High-value Pacific Ocean viewsheds
·
A historic Civil War battlefield
3:15pm - 4:00pm -- Barriers to Economic Development in
Your "Place"
(NOTE: Promotional Partners will receive a special code
for discounted registrations,
as will Designated and Selected Main Street New Jersey
Programs.)