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Stakeholders in
the Lincoln Village Business District, a Wisconsin Main Street and
Main Street Milwaukee district, are exploring exciting opportunities
for the district’s future. Lincoln Village Business Association (LVBA)
has a record of accomplishments and is taking bold steps at
redevelopment and revitalization efforts that will continue to
reinvigorate the Lincoln Village district as a vibrant neighborhood
business district that reflects the rich heritage and diverse
ethnicities and cultures of the neighborhoods surrounding the
district.
LVBA, in collaboration with Main Street Milwaukee, retained Downtown
Professionals Network (DPN) to facilitate a
community-oriented
visioning and strategic planning process designed to incorporate the
experiences and results already achieved by the program with an eye
toward opportunities and possibilities for the future. The process
was tailored to engage Lincoln Village area residents, business
persons, stakeholders and civic leaders in a series of workshops and
information gathering activities.
The visioning and
strategic planning process was also designed to contribute to an
ongoing planning process being facilitated by Zimmerman Design
Group, a Milwaukee-based architectural firm that has “adopted” the
district and is contributing significant resources to Lincoln
Village design and planning initiatives.
The outcome of the
process is providing direction for short- and long-term initiatives
and a framework for LVBA’s future work plans, outlining strategic
actions and projects that are highly relevant to Lincoln Village
stakeholders’ vision for the district. The process also served to
help generate consensus around short- and long-term goals and
objectives, to foster a strong sense of ownership in local Main
Street program plans and projects, and to instill a spirit of
“teamwork” that is critical to building the capacity and sustaining
the efforts of LVBA.
The Lincoln
Village Business District will not, and should not, change
overnight. The time frame associated with the vision extends up to
ten, fifteen or even twenty years or more. Concepts and strategies
outlined in the plan recognize the evolutionary nature of the
district and provide direction for projects and actions that
capitalize on opportunities that “fit” within the framework of the
community’s vision for the Lincoln Village Business District. |
