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2006 Study Resources

Presentations

"The Arts and Economic Development: Paducah Artist Relocation Program" (pdf)
Mark Barone, Syracuse University

"Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council" (pdf)
Mary Rowlands, Director

"University Hill Transportation Study" (pdf)
Mary Rowlands, Director, SMTC

"Observations on Revitalizing Downtown Syracuse"
Doug Sutherland, Managing Partner, Franklin Properties, LLC

"Transforming Metropolitan Governance in Syracuse: A Roadmap for Prosperity" (pdf)
Bruce Katz, Vice President, Brookings Institution

Bruce Katz, in his presentation at the 2006 Community Leadership Conference, advises us to focus on our unique and dominant assets:
1. the domination of medical and educational services in our economy;
2. the concentration of those sectors near downtown; and
3. the early momentum in the downtown residential market.

"Tax Base Trends" (pdf)
Prepared by Joe C. Mareane

"Charting a Course for Downtown Living"
Downtown Denver Partnership

Study Session Notes

Visitors and Tourism Panel—6/8/06

Armory Square: Lessons from the Rebirth—4/21/06

Downtown Living Forum—5/5/06

Downtown Office Market Trends—5/11/06

Transportation Planning—7/13/06

Studies and Reports

Cultural Districts and Syracuse

HyettPalma 2001 Action Plan (pdf)

HyettPalma Downtown Syracuse Action Agenda 1996 (pdf)

Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc.
2006 Annual Report
2005 Annual Report
2004 Annual Report

Onondaga County's "New Urbanism" Settlement Plan

Syracuse Comprehensive Plan

Syracuse Comprehensive Plan Components

"Who Lives Downtown?", Eugenie L. Birch, Brookings Institution. November 2005

Parking & Circulation, from ESF Downtown Master Plan, Spring 2004 (pdf)

Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation in Missouri (pdf)

Comprehensive Parking Strategy, from ESF 2006 Spring Semester Project (pdf)

Governing.com Articles

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Otis White's Urban Notebook
"How to Be Hip in Six Easy Lessons" (pdf)
Harrisburg's successful Restaurant Row yields lessons on making entertainment districts click.

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Otis White's Urban Notebook
"Nice Place to Work, But ..." (pdf)
Reverse commuters prove that urban dwellers aren't necessarily concerned with a short commute.

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"Land Rush"
Inner cities are becoming hot places to live. Does government have any business telling developers to keep out?

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"Fast Times in Bushwick: The 'Next New Neighborhood' " (pdf)
Otis White's Urban Notebook

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"Extreme Makeover"
After transforming its downtown into a residential mecca, Vancouver is trying to find the right balance between condos and commerce.

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"The Shape of Things to Come" (pdf)
Suburbs that look like cities

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Discount Downtowns
"Where Rents Are Cheaper in the CBD"