[OMS_MANAGERS] We welcome your ideas on a interactive session at the OMS Conference

[Kendall Bell]

Sounds good!  Thank you!  Kendall
> On Aug 25, 2017, at 9:16 AM, Shawn Irvine <irvine.shawn at ci.independence.or.us> wrote:
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> The State Transportation and Growth Management Department has a technical assistance grant program which is useful for downtown planning.  You have to approach it from a land use and transportation perspective, but it’s all the same idea:  what mix of uses will maximize the economic vitality of the downtown and how do we ensure good traffic flow while creating a safe, welcoming environment for pedestrians and bicyclists?  At a minimum you can use it to examine your main street streetscape or do similar targeted studies.  I tried to fund a parking study through them a while ago and got turned down.
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> Shawn
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> From: OMS_MANAGERS [mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Kendall Bell
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 8:56 AM
> To: Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] We welcome your ideas on a interactive session at the OMS Conference
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> We have some very similar discussions in Klamath Falls regarding the parking issue.     I would love to be pointed to some studies with best practices for smaller communities regarding this.  
> I would be interested to hear how other communities have funded Comprehensive Downtown Strategic Planning?  Ours is over 30 years old now and it is time for another one.
> The subjects below are very relevant to us as well and I look forward to the discussion.
> Thank you!  Kendall
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> On Aug 24, 2017, at 11:19 AM, STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov <mailto:Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov>> wrote:
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> We will be wrapping up the Oregon Main Street Conference, Oct. 4-6, in Oregon City, with an interactive session to Trouble Shoot Issues on Main Street. The idea is to help a community address an issue in their downtown. In 5-minutes or less, towns will present their issue to a panel of experts and then the experts will brainstorm solutions. Our awesome facilitator is Michele Reeves from Civilis Consulting – you might know her as a presenter at several of our previous conferences. We have some ideas submitted from a few communities already, but we still have room for a few more. You can respond over the listserv or email me directly at: sheri.stuart at oregon.gov <mailto:sheri.stuart at oregon.gov>
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> Here’s some of the issues towns have mentioned (we welcome feedback on these topics as well – which are you most interested in hearing some ideas and ways to assist?):
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> ·        Property owners that use historic buildings as “storage”
> ·        Strategies for filling up vacant buildings in an historic small Oregon town. 
> ·        Creating a collaborative relationship between Downtown Associations, Chambers, Visitors Centers & regional tourism NGOs when the missions overlap and the players see the dynamic as a "zero-sum-game"
> ·        Funding a downtown organization to include a paid downtown manager on a stable basis. What are the tools and how are they employed to convince skeptics?
> ·        Educating local business owners on running their business like a business and not like a hobby.  (i.e., meeting the needs of the community and not the personal needs of the owner.
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> Regards, Sheri
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