A GUIDE FOR: THE REVITALIZATION OF RETAIL DISTRICTS

It is in the interest of the community as a whole to ensure the continued existence and viability of their local strip commercial district. The primary responsibility rests with the business people themselves; that only through cooperation and group action can problems be dealt with which are far beyond the scope of any one or two individuals. The purpose of this study is: to provide a rationale for the revitalization of downtowns and arterial commercial strips; to identify and examine problems affecting central, or strip, commercial districts and various alternative programs that have been employed to help alleviate those problems; to provide case examples of districts which have, through self- help, and cooperation with government, transformed their areas into aesthetically pleasing and successful shopping "centres"; to act as a "self help guide" or manual for the establishment and maintenance of effective business or cooperative associations; to provide a valuable source of information and insight to all those concerned with the future and fate of the neighborhood or downtown business community, and the small, independent business-person in particular. /RTAC/

• Corporate Authors:

  Ministry of Industry and Tourism

  900 Bay Street
  Toronto, ONo M7A 2E4,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Silberberg, T
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: 120 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Business districts; Communities; Compact automobiles; Neighborhoods; Planning; Shopping centers; Urban areas
• Old TRIS Terms: Commercial districts; Small car
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149125
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM