Laserfiche WebLink
• <br /> SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF <br /> HEALTHY DOWNTOWNS <br /> Presented by Kent Robertson <br /> Initiative Foundation's Downtown Revitalization Conference <br /> Little Falls, Minnesota July 11, 2002 <br /> Kent Robertson, Professor of Community Development at <br /> Develo Cloud P <br /> St C oud State <br /> University (Minnesota), specializes in downtown revitalization for small cities. <br /> 1. Published over 20 professional articles on downtowns, including <br /> • "Parking and Pedestrians: Balancing Two Key Elements in <br /> Downtown Development", Transportation Quarterly (Spring 2001) <br /> • "Can Small City Downtowns Remain Viable?: A National Study of <br /> Development Issues and Strategies", Journal of the American <br /> Planning Association (Summer 1999) <br /> • "Enhancing a Downtown's Sense of Place", Main Street News _ <br /> 411 National Main Street Center (September 1999) <br /> • "Small City Downtowns", Urban Land (October 1998) <br /> • "Guiding Downtown Development", Minnesota Cities (October <br /> 1997) - article reprinted in 10 other magazines/newsletters <br /> 2. Delivered conference presentations on downtown development topics at: <br /> • Michigan Downtown Finance Association - keynote (2002) <br /> • National Main Street Town Meeting (2002, 1999) <br /> • Wisconsin Downtown Revitalization Conference - keynote (2001) <br /> • International Summit on Community Development (2001) <br /> • National Small Cities Conference - keynote (2000) <br /> • Wyoming Association of Municipalities - keynote (2000) <br /> • American Planning Association (1998) <br /> 3. Assisted downtown development efforts in individual communities: <br /> • Facilitation of downtown visioning sessions- Foley, Minnesota, <br /> 1998; St. Cloud, Minnesota, 1998; Marinette, Wisconsin 2001 <br /> • Leading public forums on downtown issues -Anoka, Minnesota, <br /> 1999; Jonesboro, Arkansas, 1999 <br /> • Conducting downtown workshops -Yonkers, New York, 2000; <br /> Wausau, Wisconsin, 1999; Hartford, Wisconsin, 2002 <br /> • Conducting downtown report card - River Falls, Wisconsin, 1999 <br /> 4. Member of Advisory Board for Downtown Idea Exchange and Downtown <br /> Promotion Reporter (New York) and Editorial Board for Minnesota Cities <br /> • <br /> Kent Robertson can be reached at 320-255-3184 or kent(a:stcloudstate.edu <br />