
The "vertical sidewalk" aka the ground floors that frame our walks around town, have the power to make us feel great and proud about the place where we live. I look at them and write about that and general musings about cities, economics, food and music.
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I reimagine streetscapes to help downtowns reclaim foot traffic | Urban Strategist for Developers, BIDs & Downtowns | Founder of Storefront Mastery | Author of “The Ten No-BS Rules For Successful Storefront Design” and “Main Street Mavericks”
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