TOWARD MORE SUSTAINABLE DOWNTOWN AND MAIN STREET TOURIST INDUSTRIES

Posted on April 18, 2021 by DANTH

By N David Milder

TOURISM: BOON OR BANE?

Back in 2018, I posted an article with that title to my Downtown Curmudgeon blog. In retrospect, I think it did a fairly decent job of explaining why, though tourism can certainly be very helpful, it is not always a desirable strategic path for economic growth and community well-being. Recently, events such the public disorder caused by spring break tourists have also signaled that not all types of tourism might mesh with a …

Will Urbanized Suburban Downtowns Attain New Levels of Comparative Strength as the Economy Recovers?

Posted on December 5, 2020 by DANTH

By N. David Milder

Going Out on a Limb

Over recent months I’ve been getting a sense that some suburban downtowns may well make relatively strong recoveries from our current virus induced economic crisis, and relatively speaking, stronger even than those of our superstar downtowns. This also prompted me to think that the current and potential strengths of some of these suburban downtowns are too often underestimated and overlooked. I’m venturing to presume that others may also find these thoughts of interest …

Remote Work

Posted on September 1, 2020 by DANTH

REMOTE-WORK

WE NEED TO DO CONTINGENT PLANNING BECAUSE WE CANNOT BE SURE THAT AN ENTREPRENEURIAL RESURGENCE WILL LEAD US OUT OF THE COVID CRISIS

Posted on July 25, 2020 by DANTH

By N. David Milder

We Need More Than Pollyannaish or Wishful Thinking for Our Downtowns to Recover and Thrive

We are in the midst of what many observers have called the deepest crisis this nation has faced in many decades. It has been especially injurious to our downtowns because it has necessitated massive social distancing that makes it impossible for so many downtown entities, — e.g., shops, eateries, offices, movie theaters – to function properly or profitably. In this situation, it is …

Their Legacy Layer of Challenges Structure How Our Entertainment and Arts/Cultural Venues Are Coping With the Covid19 Crisis

Posted on April 26, 2020 by DANTH

By N. David Milder

Introduction

These organizations face the same two overarching challenges that all businesses and nonprofits in the nation now face: 1) surviving the crisis and 2) then making any operational changes needed to be successful in the post crisis environment. The legacy layer of conditions for a large proportion of these venues already placed them in grave financial danger that the additional challenges unleashed by the Covid19 pandemic probably will only exacerbate. Their size and business models are two …

N. David Milder at DANTH, Inc.

Downtown Revitalization Specialist

The Downtown Curmudgeon

TOWARD MORE SUSTAINABLE DOWNTOWN AND MAIN STREET TOURIST INDUSTRIES

Remote Work

WE NEED TO DO CONTINGENT PLANNING BECAUSE WE CANNOT BE SURE THAT AN ENTREPRENEURIAL RESURGENCE WILL LEAD US OUT OF THE COVID CRISIS