30 Ideas in 30 Days
Now we will discuss the extended impact of a Better Block event, i.e. what happens once the event is done.
Here are just a few ideas of how the improvements made during better block may lead to permanent changes in the project area.
- Pop-up stores become actual stores.
- Transportation planning process leads to upgrades and improvements.
- Pop-up cafes become actual cafes.
- Mobile vendors and food trucks and carts become bricks-and-mortar businesses.
- Preservation work begun leads to comprehensive rehabilitation projects.
A commitment to evaluating the success of the event is essential. SurveyMonkey is a valuable tool to gather input from participants, stakeholders, and the public-at-large.
It is also important to make clear to the public a commitment to continuing change. This can be done before, during, and certainly after the event.
To close, if Better Block is viewed as just a freestanding event, then it is a lot of fun. If it is viewed as the initiation of a process that leads to continuous improvement, then it becomes a force to change places for the better now and into the future.
Better Block Middlesborough was held from October 25-27, 2013, in Middlesborough, Kentucky. To help with planning for future events like this, please consider making a donation today!
Managing the Event
- #1: Think Incrementally
- #2: Build a Better Block
- #3: Encourage Public Participation
- #4: Temporary to Permanent
- #5: Pre-Vitalization
- #6: Leverage the Power of the Crowd
- #7: Raise the Funds You'll Need
- #8: The Strength of Main Street
- #9: Sidewalk Stencils and Signs
- #10: Blackmail Yourself
Welcoming People
- #11 The Power of 10
- #12 Walk [Your City]
- #13 Mobile Vendors
- #14 Food Trucks and Carts
- #15 Plant Trees
- #16 Cover Up Blank Walls
- #17 Free Library
- #18 Pop-up Parks
- #19 Pop-Up Shops
- #20 Temporary Improvements Encourage Historic Preservation Planning
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