[OMS_MANAGERS] Events vs. Businesses

[Wesley Murack]

This has been a topic for many years in Pendleton. We have many events downtown through various organizations, one of the best solutions I have seen is to actually have the event tents line the middle of the road so that customers are walking between store fronts and events booths. This helps store fronts to be visible instead of being blocked from pedestrians by the booths themselves.

Of course, since we don’t operate the events not all of our organizers are willing to change to this outline.

Wesley Murack
Pendleton, OR

From: OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> On Behalf Of Downtown Bend, OR
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2019 3:44 PM
To: STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov>; Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Events vs. Businesses

Thanks!  This is helpful.

Mindy Aisling
Executive Director
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Downtown Bend Business Association
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916 NW Wall Street in Downtown Bend Oregon

We are a nonprofit committed to increasing
the vitality of Downtown Bend.




On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 3:08 PM STUART Sheri * OPRD via OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>> wrote:
No data but attached is info on how businesses can benefit from special events. What I have found is that there is a sweet spot – too many events can be a challenge for the business community but some can be a big boost in terms of exposure and marketing opportunities.

From: OMS_MANAGERS [mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>] On Behalf Of Downtown Bend, OR
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2019 2:57 PM
To: Oregon Main Street program managers
Subject: [OMS_MANAGERS] Events vs. Businesses

Greetings,

We collected data from our Downtown businesses that showed that 65% of businesses lose significant revenue on days that the streets of our Downtown are closed and booths line the streets for festivals/events.

Our organization has been advocating to City Council for code changes in regards to events in Downtown.

Local event organizers are pushing back, saying that other businesses in other towns benefit financially from events closing down their streets, and therefore it is the fault of our business owners for not "trying hard enough" to benefit from the traffic that events bring to Downtown.

Here is my question to you:  Do your Downtown businesses benefit financially from events that close the street and place booths in front of their businesses?

Thank you so much for your help!
Mindy Aisling
Executive Director
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[https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-ao1XqSWKmxVF5_gQGs_gthlRITrrtw_&export=download]
Downtown Bend Business Association
Talk or Text - 541-788-3628    www.downtownbend.org<http://www.downtownbend.org>
916 NW Wall Street in Downtown Bend Oregon

We are a nonprofit committed to increasing
the vitality of Downtown Bend.


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