Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., ICMA-CM, has been a city manager on both the East and West coasts for more than 25 years. He is presently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University and a Fellow of The Academy of Political Science.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface     PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The State of Small Cities     The State of Small Cities      2. Overview of Local Economic Development      3. Trends and Practices in Local Economic Development      4. Issues Facing Small Businesses      PART II: ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT5. Local Economic Development Practices      6. How to Get Started      7. Municipal Government’s Role      8. Creating Small Business Partnerships      9. Conducting a Community Self-Evaluation      10. Managing Development and Growth      PART III: THE TOOLS11. Assessing Development Potential      12 Community Reinvestment Act      13. Downtown Revitalization      14 Downtown Safety Strategies      15. Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit      16. Keeping Retailers on Main Street     17. Parking Facility Management      18. Rural Banks and Economic Growth      19. Small Business Development Tools      20. Strengthening Downtown Businesses      21. Tax Increment Financing      PART IV: THE CASE STUDIES22. Creating “New” Main Streets in California, Florida, and Illinois      23. The Santa Monica, California, Streetscape Project      24. Bringing Back Neighborhood Streets in Boulder, Colorado      25. What West Palm Beach, Florida, Learned from Shopping Malls      26. Creative Infill Development Strategies in Buckland, Georgia      27. Developing an Economic Incentives Ordinance in Cobb County, Georgia      28. An Assessment of Economic Development Efforts in Rural Illinois Communities      29. Public Plazas Bring New Life to Main Streets in Indiana, Texas, and Wisconsin      30. Establishing a Main Street through Architecture in Columbus, Indiana      31. Preserving Main Street in Madison, Indiana      32. Dealing with a Volume Chain Store in Carroll, Iowa     33. Building Community through Strategic Planning in McPherson County, Kansas      34. Using Specialty Retail for Economic Survival in Ponchatoula, Louisiana      35. Revitalizing the Old Mill Town of Maynard, Massachusetts     36. Evaluating Main Street in Corning, New York      37. Rebuilding Downtown in Grand Forks, North Dakota      38. Suburbs Working Together in Cleveland Heights, Ohio      39. Developing a Downtown Design Assistance Program in Pullman, Washington      PART V: CONCLUSION40. Rethinking Local Economic Development      41. When to Use Incentives      42 Ten Myths About Downtown Revitalization      43. Community Agendas for the Future: A Corporate View      44. Working Together: Cities and Suburbs      Appendix: Resource Organizations      Annotated Bibliography      About the Contributors      Index

“thorough”—www.downtowndevelopment.com; “provides an introduction to the downtown situation and its complex issues”—Abstracts of Public Administration, Development and Environment.

Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., ICMA-CM, has been a city manager on both the East and West coasts for more than 25 years. He is presently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University and a Fellow of The Academy of Political Science.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface     PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The State of Small Cities     The State of Small Cities      2. Overview of Local Economic Development      3. Trends and Practices in Local Economic Development      4. Issues Facing Small Businesses      PART II: ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT5. Local Economic Development Practices      6. How to Get Started      7. Municipal Government’s Role      8. Creating Small Business Partnerships      9. Conducting a Community Self-Evaluation      10. Managing Development and Growth      PART III: THE TOOLS11. Assessing Development Potential      12 Community Reinvestment Act      13. Downtown Revitalization      14 Downtown Safety Strategies      15. Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit      16. Keeping Retailers on Main Street     17. Parking Facility Management      18. Rural Banks and Economic Growth      19. Small Business Development Tools      20. Strengthening Downtown Businesses      21. Tax Increment Financing      PART IV: THE CASE STUDIES22. Creating “New” Main Streets in California, Florida, and Illinois      23. The Santa Monica, California, Streetscape Project      24. Bringing Back Neighborhood Streets in Boulder, Colorado      25. What West Palm Beach, Florida, Learned from Shopping Malls      26. Creative Infill Development Strategies in Buckland, Georgia      27. Developing an Economic Incentives Ordinance in Cobb County, Georgia      28. An Assessment of Economic Development Efforts in Rural Illinois Communities      29. Public Plazas Bring New Life to Main Streets in Indiana, Texas, and Wisconsin      30. Establishing a Main Street through Architecture in Columbus, Indiana      31. Preserving Main Street in Madison, Indiana      32. Dealing with a Volume Chain Store in Carroll, Iowa     33. Building Community through Strategic Planning in McPherson County, Kansas      34. Using Specialty Retail for Economic Survival in Ponchatoula, Louisiana      35. Revitalizing the Old Mill Town of Maynard, Massachusetts     36. Evaluating Main Street in Corning, New York      37. Rebuilding Downtown in Grand Forks, North Dakota      38. Suburbs Working Together in Cleveland Heights, Ohio      39. Developing a Downtown Design Assistance Program in Pullman, Washington      PART V: CONCLUSION40. Rethinking Local Economic Development      41. When to Use Incentives      42 Ten Myths About Downtown Revitalization      43. Community Agendas for the Future: A Corporate View      44. Working Together: Cities and Suburbs      Appendix: Resource Organizations      Annotated Bibliography      About the Contributors      Index

“thorough”—www.downtowndevelopment.com; “provides an introduction to the downtown situation and its complex issues”—Abstracts of Public Administration, Development and Environment.

Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., ICMA-CM, has been a city manager on both the East and West coasts for more than 25 years. He is presently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University and a Fellow of The Academy of Political Science.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface     PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The State of Small Cities     The State of Small Cities      2. Overview of Local Economic Development      3. Trends and Practices in Local Economic Development      4. Issues Facing Small Businesses      PART II: ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT5. Local Economic Development Practices      6. How to Get Started      7. Municipal Government’s Role      8. Creating Small Business Partnerships      9. Conducting a Community Self-Evaluation      10. Managing Development and Growth      PART III: THE TOOLS11. Assessing Development Potential      12 Community Reinvestment Act      13. Downtown Revitalization      14 Downtown Safety Strategies      15. Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit      16. Keeping Retailers on Main Street     17. Parking Facility Management      18. Rural Banks and Economic Growth      19. Small Business Development Tools      20. Strengthening Downtown Businesses      21. Tax Increment Financing      PART IV: THE CASE STUDIES22. Creating “New” Main Streets in California, Florida, and Illinois      23. The Santa Monica, California, Streetscape Project      24. Bringing Back Neighborhood Streets in Boulder, Colorado      25. What West Palm Beach, Florida, Learned from Shopping Malls      26. Creative Infill Development Strategies in Buckland, Georgia      27. Developing an Economic Incentives Ordinance in Cobb County, Georgia      28. An Assessment of Economic Development Efforts in Rural Illinois Communities      29. Public Plazas Bring New Life to Main Streets in Indiana, Texas, and Wisconsin      30. Establishing a Main Street through Architecture in Columbus, Indiana      31. Preserving Main Street in Madison, Indiana      32. Dealing with a Volume Chain Store in Carroll, Iowa     33. Building Community through Strategic Planning in McPherson County, Kansas      34. Using Specialty Retail for Economic Survival in Ponchatoula, Louisiana      35. Revitalizing the Old Mill Town of Maynard, Massachusetts     36. Evaluating Main Street in Corning, New York      37. Rebuilding Downtown in Grand Forks, North Dakota      38. Suburbs Working Together in Cleveland Heights, Ohio      39. Developing a Downtown Design Assistance Program in Pullman, Washington      PART V: CONCLUSION40. Rethinking Local Economic Development      41. When to Use Incentives      42 Ten Myths About Downtown Revitalization      43. Community Agendas for the Future: A Corporate View      44. Working Together: Cities and Suburbs      Appendix: Resource Organizations      Annotated Bibliography      About the Contributors      Index

“thorough”—www.downtowndevelopment.com; “provides an introduction to the downtown situation and its complex issues”—Abstracts of Public Administration, Development and Environment.