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Background information and resources
The Downtown Partnership is seeking input in order to update downtown Burlington, Vermont’s economic vitality plan.
To provide useful resources and background information, we have compiled meeting summaries, reports and studies AND the original 1990 downtown Burlington vision.
What can you do?
1. Take a moment and educate yourself.
Reading and Resources
Burlington Specific:
Downtown Retail Feasibility Study, 2002
Downtown Burlington Parking Study, March, 2003
Market & Transportation Study, Oman Analytics, 2006
Retail Observations, Michael Stevens, 2008
Downtown TMA Report Final, 2008
Future Vitality Findings, 2009
Burlington Observations, David Feehan, 2009
2010 Community Challenge Planning Grant Application
Competition:
Retail & Commercial Competition, Winter, 2010
National Downtowns:
“Top 10 Trends Affecting Downtowns and how to Respond at Home,” Progressive Urban Management Associates, Fall 2007
“Characteristics of Successful Downtowns” Gary Ferguson, Ithaca Downtown Partnership, September 2005. Study of 11 cities.
Ten Steps to a Living Downtown
2. Help us plan.
Attend Public Meetings – and ask questions. Take the Downtown Burlington Survey and share your views on the future economic vitality of downtown Burlington. Sign up to receive more information, survey results and press releases via Keep Me Posted!
