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Main
Street Milwaukee is a collaborative effort between the City of
Milwaukee Department of City Development and the Local Initiatives
Support Corporation (LISC). The program uses $350,000 in Community
Development Block Grant funds and matches it with private resources
contributed by
partners. The program is a
comprehensive, city-wide approach to neighborhood economic
development that utilizes a proven method to increase investment in
urban neighborhoods, create new businesses, create jobs, and create
wealth in urban communities.
Downtown
Professionals Network (DPN) is working with leaders and stakeholders
from Main Street Milwaukee and the Burleigh Street District, Silver
City District, and SOHI District Main Street Programs to explore
exciting opportunities that could set the stage for positive changes
in each business district's physical and economic environment. Main
Street Milwaukee business district members are taking bold
steps toward redevelopment and revitalization efforts that will
reinvigorate each district as a vibrant and diverse neighborhood
commercial center.
The
Burleigh Street District, Silver City Distric and SOHI District Main
Street Programs, in association with Main Street Milwaukee, retained
DPN to facilitate a
community-oriented
visioning and strategic planning process designed to put
participating Main Street Milwaukee programs on the “fast track” to
implementing meaningful projects and achieving tangible results.
The process was tailored to engage Main Street District neighborhood
residents, business persons, stakeholders and civic leaders in a
series of community-oriented visioning and strategic planning
activities.
The outcome of the
process includes the assembly of a work plan outlining strategic
actions and projects that are highly relevant to the vision created
for each district. The process is also serving to 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 each
participating Main Street program.
Click here for more information on
Main Street Milwaukee and participating Main Street Milwaukee
business districts and partners. |
