deCoding Downtown
This guide from Main Street Alabama identifies the ways that municipal regulations can be used to support downtown transformation efforts with an emphasis on zoning and building codes.
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As one of the Four Points of the Main Street Approach, design is a crucial element of a successful Main Street district. Design supports a community’s transformation by enhancing the physical and visual elements of downtown while capitalizing on the unique assets that set the commercial district apart. This guide from Main Street Alabama explores how design relates to urban planning, construction, storefronts, existing assets, public space, art, and building codes. If you want a better understand of the role of design on Main Streets, this guide is for you.
Published by Main Street Alabama.
Florence, South Carolina © Downtown Florence Main Street Program
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