Here is the set of suggestions for City Centre promotion so far:
Items
1. Make all of downtown a free WiFi hot spot
2. Encourage absentee owners to fix up buildings
3. Give new businesses (especially restaurants) a break on building codes for first x years
4. Revise building codes for downtown area to only what is really "needed"
5. Promote downtown area via web
a. Downtown's own web site
b. Get downtown links & info on other sites
1. City
2. CoC
3. PEDC
4. Others??
6. Define the City Centre area(s)
a. Map the various area(s)
7. Restore Link Building
a. Consider pooling resources to purchase & restore
b. Consider attracting one person to purchase & restore
8. Tour similar cities for ideas
9. Allow / promote use of upstairs areas for lofts
10. Promote Texas Theatre (encourage development, more events, different types)
… and of course, this blog!
