Talisha Coppock, Executive Director of Downtown Bloomington, Inc., gave a presentation on her organization for the 2012 Inter-City Visit to Bloomington, IN.

1. Welcome
Chapel Hill - Carrboro
Downtown Bloomington Inc.
Public and Private Partnerships

2. Downtown Revitalization
 Downtown revitalization movement
began 1979 with a handshake agreement
between Mayor Frank McCloskey and Bill
Cook
 Renovation of Private Graham Plaza
Office Building and City Parking

3. Commission for
Bloomington Downtown
 1984 Mayor Tomilea Allison formed
Commission of volunteers representing
variety of areas of downtown interests
and perspectives
 Beautify Downtown – Sidewalk Program
 Goal to Bring People Downtown

4. Downtown Bloomington Inc.
 Hired a Director
 Became a non profit, 501 c 6
 Work with businesses, citizens and local
government on downtown issues
 Fiscally Sound – Service Contracts
 Follow National Trust for Historic
Preservation Main Street Program

5. Main Street
Approach
Economic Restructuring
Design
Promotion
Organization

6. Downtown Bloomington Inc.
 ER – Business Mix, Housing Development
 Design – Increased density, Historic
Preservation and New Development
 Promotion – Special Events
 Organization – Recognition, Awards

7. Economic Restructuring
Downtown Market Analysis

8. Downtown Market
 8,736 Residents
 Highly educated with active lifestyle
 Eats out often, Loves outdoors
 Enjoys exercise
 Attends events
 Travels Frequently

9. Design
Downtown Recycling Center

10.  Find the report at:
www.bloomington.in.gov/bhpc

11. Promotion
Holiday Lights in Trees
CFC Properties
Over 250,000 lights
Each branch hand strung

12. Organization
Volunteers of the Year
 DBI Board
 25 Years
 Suzanne Phillips
 Jim Murphy
 Penny Myers
 Iris Kiesling

13. Bloomington Monroe County
Convention Center
 1987 Land Purchased  Multiple Partners
 1991 Opened  CFC Inc.
 1996 Courtyard  Monroe County
Opened 2006 Railroad,  City of Bloomington
B-Line Trail  Downtown Bloomington Inc.
 2010 Purchased Land  Hotels
 Plan to expand center,  Artists
recruit additional hotel

14. Destination
 Overtime created a
destination - BEAD
 4th of July Parade
 Taste of Bloomington
 Full Calendar of Events

15. Mayor Mark Kruzan

16. 2011
Downtown Bloomington
 Mr. Bill Cook  BCT Box Office
 “Be Here”  Downtown Tech Park
 US Post Office  Economy
 German American Bank  Lauren Spierer
 Taste of Bloomington  Celebration of Local
Expanded Artists

17. 2011 Downtown Business
Activity
 29 New Businesses
 12 Businesses Moved Within or Expanded
 24 Business Moved Out or Closed
 3 New Buildings
 8 Building Renovations

18. National Trends
 Local Investing
 LEED Certifications
 Smart Growth
 Social Media

19. Vision 2020
 Vision 2020
 Live, Work, Learn, Play
 Year Round Center
 Variety of Transportation options and
Pedestrian Connectivity
 Economic and Entrepreneurial Vitality

20. 2012 DBI Priorities
 Downtown Marketing and Promotion
 Advocacy on Key Downtown Issues
 Member Services
 Finance, Partners, Leadership
 Facility Operations, Sales Convention
Center

21. downtownbloomington.com
 Member Listings
 Business Resources
 Newsletters
 Event Calendar
 Spectrum Studio

22. I Buy Bloomington
 Local
 Sustainable
 Community