Downtown Development

Downtown Development

People and businesses are returning to downtowns, generating jobs and contributing to the tax base. Downtown development creates a vibrant downtown that welcomes residents and visitors with throughout the day and evening.

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An ideal downtown portfolio includes equal measures of: 

• Governmental 
• Professional
• Commercial (Retail and Service)
• Residential
• Other (Art, Culture, Recreation, Religion, and Tourism)

During the last few decades, the most common types of downtown improvement organizations in Georgia are:

• Downtown Development Authorities (DDA)
• Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ Main Street Program
• Georgia Downtown Renaissance Partnership
  • Georgia Municipal Association
  • Georgia Cities Foundation

  • Carl Vinson of Institute of Government

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