9. How do we fix it?
Michigan Public Act 197 of 1975
National Historic Trust for Preservation
Main Street Center
10. DDA
Michigan law to address downtown
revitalization
Tax Incremental Financing: focus existing
downtown taxes for downtown
improvement
Board of Directors dedicated to
downtown management
Michigan Public Act 197 of 1975
13. National Main Street Center
An economic development program
A management philosophy
A model for proven success
14. Clawson joins Main Street
Why?
A nationally recognized economic
development program
A focus on historic preservation
Ensures each downtown remains individual
and unique
15. The Clawson Main Street DDA
Community Driven
Committees that share the work & the fun
Design
Promotion
Business Development
Organization
16. Design
• Façade Grants
• Design Assistance
• Streetscape
Before & After with façade grant assistance
17. Promotion
• Cinema in the Street
• Fire & Ice with Spice
• Trick – or – Treasure
• Downtown Block Party......
25. Mission Statement
To ensure our downtown is a great
place to shop, work, enjoy and
invest while protecting and
enhancing our unique character
and history.
Hinweis der Redaktion
In other words...a VERY brief history. A little about the DDA and a lot about Downtown Clawson
First, Where... Right here!
A little history.
The interurban
Jump to 1940’s bustling metropolis
The late 60’s ...Victim of urban renewal. The decline of downtown begins
The decline continues with a toilet on display in the window at the center of downtown!
Downtowns were failing everywhere. Malls became the new shopping centers
The State of Michigan addressed the problem with the DDA law
Nationwide the National Trust for Preservation established the National Main Street Center
Clawson established their DDA district in 1995
Clawson defined the core downtown with these boundaries and this became the area the DDA is charged with revitalizing.
Meanwhile, back in Downtown Clawson....we started seeing improvements about 2006
We lost the toilet in the window and that became the Black Lotus Brewery. And Leon & Lulu brought the Ambassador Roller Rink back to life
Interest began for our downtown and on the management end the DDA adopted the Main Street philosophy
An economic development program with an emphasis on a communiite’s individuallity and preservation of each towns’ history
But most importantly, downtown improvements continue
The Design Committee began the Business Assistance Grant Program that provided no cost design assistance and funding for façade improvemets
Before & after photos of Da Nang, Mojave, Salon Oggi
Maybe this should be on individual slides?
Event photos
Fire & Ice with Spice
Cinema in the Street
Downtown Block Party
Trick or Treasure
Photos of some or all. How many slides?
I’m here from the Organization Committee. We tie it all together but our two main jobs are...
Volunteer photos
Black book photo.
Don’t run away!
Why? Because so many new exciting things are coming up
Design changes
Pedestrian islands
new planters and landscaping. What should we plant?
public art projects