30th Anniversary NC Main Street 2010 | New Bern, NC

30th Anniversary NC Main Street 2010, New Bern, January 27-29, 2010

Photo of Downtown New Bern, NC

Photos of New Bern, Courthouse, Clock, RiverWalk

Presentations

Keynote Presentations

Creating a Destination Downtown One Business at a Time (pdf)
Jon Schallert

Economic Chaos and Downtown (pdf)
Donovan Rypkema

What's Next for Main Street (pdf)
Doug Loescher

Breakout Sessions

Creating and Maintaining a Livable Downtown Part 1 (pdf)
Creating and Maintaining a Livable Downtown Part 2 (pdf)

Group 1

Applying Destination Principals to Your Downtown (pdf)

Economics of Historic Preservation (pdf)

Green Downtowns: Tips and Tools for Making Your Main Streets More Environmentally Friendly (pdf)

Basic Design Guidelines for Historic Buildings(pdf)
Building Maintenance Inspection Checklist (pdf)

Group 2

Zoning Repair for Downtown (pdf)
A Checklist for Downtown Zoning (pdf)

Better Together: Lively Main Street and Vital Neighborhoods
(coming soon)

Art in the Heart: Public Art in Downtown Part 1 (pdf)
Art in the Heart: Public Art in Downtown Part 2 (pdf)

Nourishing Downtown: Connectivity to Local Foods (pdf)

Group 3

Keeping What You've Got: Developing a Strong Business Retention Program (pdf)

Downtown Design Guidelines: Preservation,
Pulchritude and Politics (pdf)

Text (pdf)

Deep Fried Branding: Telling your Tasty Story (pdf)

Improving Energy Efficiency in Downtowns (pdf)

Group 4

Demystifying the Rehab Code and Its Benefits for Older Buildings (pdf)

Planning for Sustainable Downtown Organizations
(coming soon)

The Mom & Pop Store: Minding the American Dream (pdf)

Creative Retail Models (pdf)

N.C. Main Street Center