[OMS_MANAGERS] Deadline extended for the Transforming Downtown level application

[Sheri Stuart]

1. Deadline extended for the Transforming Downtown application to the
Oregon Main Street Network. 
The deadline to apply for the Transforming Downtown level of the Oregon
Main Street program has been extended. Completed applications must be
received in our office by 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 14. Please mail
completed applications and supporting material to:
 
Sheri Stuart, Coordinator
Oregon Main Street
725 Summer Street N.E., Ste. C
Salem, Oregon, 97301
 
2. 4 Reasons Retailers Don't Need Free Parking to Thrive: "A major
rationale for the supply of parking spaces in city shopping centers is
that customers won't come without them. The anecdotal argument makes
sense — retailers believe that most consumers arrive by car and believe
free or cheap parking plays a major role in choosing a destination — but
the actual evidence is scant at best. A new review of commercial centers
in Greater London, concludes that retailers vastly overestimate the role
free parking plays in their success. "  Intrigued? Read more at:
 
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2012/11/4-reasons-retailers-dont-need-free-parking-thrive/3978/


 

Sheri Stuart, Coordinator

Oregon Main Street
725 Summer St., Suite C
Salem, OR  97301
503.986.0679
www.oregonheritage.org ( http://www.oregonheritage.org/ )
 
Oregon Main Street is administered by the State Historic Preservation
Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.

 
 
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