LINKS.....
to websites useful to downtown revitalization.
Primary
Resources
Downtown
Research & Development Center
http://www.downtowndevelopment.com
International
Downtown Association
http://www.ida-downtown.org
Maine
Downtown Center
http://www.mdf.org/downtown/index.html
National
Main Street Center
http://www.mainstreet.org/
Information
about Maine Cities and Towns
http://www.maine.info/city.html
Economic
Restructuring/Business Development
Downtown
and Business District Market Analysis
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/dma/
BizStats
http://www.bizstats.com/
Bplans.com
http://www.bplans.com/
CDFI
Fund New Market Tax Credit Program
http://cdfifund.gov/programs/programs.asp?programID=5
Claritas
http://www.claritas.com/
Coastal
Enterprises Inc. (CEI)
http://www.ceimaine.org/
Commerce
Clearinghouse
http://www.cch.com/
Community
Economic Development Fund
http://www.cedf.com/
Congress
for the New Urbanism
http://www.cnu.org/
Economic
& Community Development, Department of
http://www.econdevmaine.com/
Efficiency
Maine
http://www.efficiencymaine.com/smallbusiness/
Finance
Authority of Maine
http://www.famemaine.com/
Fleet
Bank/Bank of America
http://www.fleet.com/home.asp
Institute
for Local Self Reliance (ILSR)
http://www.ilsr.org/
International
Council of Shopping Centers
http://www.icsc.org/
Labor,
Department of
http://www.state.me.us/labor/
Local
Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
http://www.lisc.org/
Maine
Real Estate and Development Association
http://www.mereda.org/
Maine
Small Business Alliance
http://www.msb-alliance.org/
Maine
State Housing Authority
http://www.mainehousing.org/
MEREDA
http://www.mereda.org/
Office
of Secretary of State
http://www.state.me.us/sos/
Service
Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
http://www.score.org/
Small
Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/
Small
Business Development Centers
http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/
U.S.
Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
USDA
Rural Development
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/me/
Design
Alternative
Development Standards Project, The
http://www.sustainable-communities.agsci.ubc.ca/projects/ADS.html
American
Institute of Architects Website, The
http://www.e-architect.com
American
Planning Association
http://www.planning.org
American
Society of Landscape Architects
http://www.asla.org
BOCA
International (Building Codes)
http://www.bocai.org/index.html
Building
Officials and Code Administrators International
http://www.bocai.org
Community
Gateways Program, Department of Transportation
http://www.maine.gov/mdot/community-programs/gateway.php
Congress
for the New Urbanism
http://www.cnu.org
Designing
Safe Communities and Neighborhoods
http://www.asu.edu/caed/proceedings99/ATLAS/ATLAS.HTM
Environmental
Protection, Department of
http://www.maine.gov/dep/index.htm
GrowSmart
Maine
http://www.growsmartmaine.org
Harriman
Associates
http://www.harriman.com
Internet
Resources for Heritage Conservation, Historic Preservation and Archaeology
http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/pir
IRS
Regulations Pertaining to the Preservation Tax Incentives Program
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/tax/irs.htm
Maine
Historic Preservation Commission
http://www.state.me.us/mhpc/
Maine
Preservation
http://www.mainepreservation.com
Maine
State Planning Office
http://www.state.me.us/spo/
National
Housing & Rehabilitation Association
http://www.housingonline.com/
National
Park Service
http://www.nps.gov
National
Park Service Technical Preservation Services for Historic Buildings
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/care/goodguides.htm
National
Trust for Historic Preservation
http://www.nationaltrust.org/
or http://www.nthp.org
Neighborhood
Charrette Handbook, The
http://www.louisville.edu/org/sun/planning/char.html
PreservationDirectory.com
http://www.preservationdirectory.com
Project
for Public Spaces
http://www.pps.org
Regional
Planning Association
http://www.rpa.org
Rivers
and Trails Program
http://www.nps.gov/rtca/
Smart
Growth Network
http://www.smartgrowth.org/default.asp
Sprawl
Guide Home Page
http://www.plannersweb.com/sprawl/home.html
Sprawl
Watch
http://www.sprawlwatch.org
Town
Greens
http://www.towngreens.com
Transportation,
Department of
http://www.state.me.us/mdot/homepage.htm
Transportation
for Livable Communities
http://www.clf.org/transportation/
Urban
Land Institute
http://www.uli.org
Walk
Through: How to "Read" a Historic Building, The
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/character/index.htm
Walkable
Communities, Inc.
http://www.walkable.org
Wilbur
Smith Associates
http://www.wilbursmith.com
Wright
Pierce
http://www.wright-pierce.com/home.htm
Yale
Urban Design Workshop
http://www.architecture/yale.edu/UDW/Yudw8.html
Organization
Board
Network, The
http://www.theboardnetwork.org
Center
for Community Change
http://www.communitychange.org
Foundation
Center
http://www.foundationcenter.org
Fund
Raiser Cyberzine
http://www.fundraiser.com
Grants
Hotline
http://www.grantshotline.com
Maine
Association of Nonprofits - MANP
http://www.nonprofitmaine.org
Maine
Philanthropy Center
http://www.megrants.org/mpc/home/mpchome.cfm
United
Way of Maine
http://www.unitedway.org
Unity
Foundation
http://www.unityfdn.org/
Promotion
International
Special Events Society
http://www.ises.com
National
Civic League
http://www.ncl.org
Promotion
Link
http://www.promotionlink.com
Schallert
& Associates, Inc.
http://www.Retail-USA.com
Special
Events Magazine
http://www.specialevents.com
