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Article: Maybe your downtown needs a report card. (evaluating downtown community development plans)
- Article from:
- Public Management
- Article date:
- June 1, 1997
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 International City-County Management Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Over the past quarter of a century, most local governments, large and small, have undertaken planning for their downtowns. Many localities have been successful, while others have written plans that have languished on the shelf.
Using a report card to assist in the planning process is an approach particularly well suited to the needs of small and medium-sized communities. This kind of objective, outside review can confirm success, verify and refine development objectives, foster mid-course corrections in plans and programs, and reenergize public and private leadership.
What Is a Report Card Assessment?
Report cards traditionally have been used to measure ...