{"id":155,"date":"2006-11-06T22:56:58","date_gmt":"2006-11-06T22:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rjacobus.com\/?p=155"},"modified":"2026-03-08T22:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:51:06","slug":"commercial-revitalization-planning-guide","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/streetleveladvisors.com\/?portfolio=commercial-revitalization-planning-guide","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Revitalization Planning Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisc.org\/content\/publications\/detail\/6100\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/streetleveladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-06-at-3.58.52-PM-233x300.png\" alt=\"Commercial District Revitalization Planning Guide\" class=\"wp-image-157\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Commercial District Revitalization Planning Guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By: Rick Jacobus and Maureen Hickey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This hands on guidebook is filled with detailed direction that will provide practitioners with a starting point for organizing comprehensive commercial district revitalization efforts. It takes the reader through each stage of revitalization from planning, research, and visioning to understanding the potential of the community, analyzing the business mix, marketing the assets, and implementing the work plan. The planning guide also provides a set of practical tools to assist in implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Table of Contents:<\/span><br>Forward<br>Urban Commercial Revitalization Programs<br>Planning For Revitalization<br>Identifying and Involving Stakeholders<br>Developing a Community-Based Vision<br>Compiling Building and Business Inventories<br>Understanding Market Data<br>Using Surveys and Interviews to Collect Local Market Data<br>Assessing Crime and Community Safety<br>Developing Business Attraction Goals<br>Evaluate Streetscape Conditions<br>Branding the District Identity<br>Defining an Implementation Strategy<br>Measuring Impact<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Appendix A: Hiring a Market Analysis Consultant<br>Appendix B: Resources<br>References<br>Acknowledgements<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisc.org\/content\/publications\/detail\/6100\/\">Download a PDF of the book<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13639,"template":"","portfolio_category":[73,84,89],"portfolio_skills":[88,91,80,75],"class_list":["post-155","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-commercial-revitalization","portfolio_category-guidebooks","portfolio_category-neighborhood-revitalization","portfolio_skills-economic-analysis","portfolio_skills-real-estate-finance","portfolio_skills-strategy","portfolio_skills-writing"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/streetleveladvisors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/streetleveladvisors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/streetleveladvisors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetleveladvisors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/streetleveladvisors.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetleveladvisors.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fportfolio_category&post=155"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetleveladvisors.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fportfolio_skills&post=155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}