Urban Place Consulting Group, Inc. http://urbanplaceconsulting.com Just another WordPress site Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:43:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Downtown LA Walks http://urbanplaceconsulting.com/downtown-la-walks/ http://urbanplaceconsulting.com/downtown-la-walks/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:32:27 +0000 urbanplace http://urbanplaceconsulting.com/?p=118 “Downtown LA Walks” is the largest urban wayfinding effort in the nation. Comprised of over 1,300 vehicle and pedestrian signs, Downtown LA Walks” has made downtown much easier to navigate for visitors that are both driving and walking throughout the area. This, in turn, has gone a long way in making visitors feel safer and also more able to discover downtown’s many attractions, including public offices, subway stations, freeway entrances, and other frequently visited destinations.

The Confederation of Downtown Associations, an alliance of nine Downtown-area Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and business associations, spearheaded the effort and provided oversight for the project through a contract with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. The Los Angles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Community Redevelopment Agency, and the nine BIDs in the Confederation provided the necessary funding.

Urban Place was contracted by the Confederation to manage all phases of the project, from securing over $2 million in funding to installation of the signs.
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]]> http://urbanplaceconsulting.com/downtown-la-walks/feed/ 0 Supreme Court Kills California Redevelopment Agencies http://urbanplaceconsulting.com/supreme-court-kills-california-redevelopment-agencies/ http://urbanplaceconsulting.com/supreme-court-kills-california-redevelopment-agencies/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:52:16 +0000 urbanplace http://dev.urbanplaceconsulting.com/?p=89 The California Supreme Court today struck a major blow to redevelopment agencies throughout California by ruling that the state acted legally in abolishing the agencies. Because the court ruling ended the plan to allow local governments to buy back into redevelopment, the agencies will be phased out when their currently contracted projects are completed.

What does this mean for downtowns? Now, more than ever, private investment is critical to revitalizing commercial districts and maintaining their vitality. Business Improvement Districts and other benefit districts can help downtowns and Main Streets maintain a steady source of funding to support local businesses and ensure continued economic success.

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