National Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the United States: 2020
This 2020 report provides an overview of the landscape of small businesses, start-ups, and new entrepreneurs in the United States. Published by Kauffman Foundation.
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This 2020 report provides an overview of the landscape of small businesses, start-ups, and new entrepreneurs in the United States. Published by Kauffman Foundation.
Work plans serve as an important tool to help guide a Main Street program. Having a comprehensive, shared work plan with public buy-in, can help to grow city support and solidify the role the Main Street Program plays in downtown development.
With articles written by industry experts on topics ranging from the transformative placemaking to inclusive entrepreneurship, the publication is brimming with tools, tips, and strategies that will help you lead a results-oriented revitalization effort.
Guidance on how to evaluate streets, balance transportation needs, and build partnerships with other leaders.
The transportation networks in and around a commercial district directly and indirectly impact people, place, and the economy.
By thinking about the entire history, system, and quality of place that your streets have and contribute to, you can work with your community to find creative solutions for animating social, economic, and civic life.
Since streets both reflect and shape the communities they serve, they have become incredibly meaningful places for people working to create more equitable cities and communities.
The atmosphere of our streetscapes and the practical design of streets can impact both the incidences of crime and the extent to which people fear the possibility of crime.
The design of our streets can have profound impacts on public health outcomes. Main Streets can play an important role in fostering a culture of health.
Main Street leaders should support the most efficient use of their transportation systems as part of achieving sustainable economic vitality.
A well-designed, people-oriented street encourages environmental sustainability by emphasizing the inherent green features of Main Street district.
Physical features and intentional community engagement are both at the heart of people-oriented street planning and design.