Bring them back downtown.

Many of our older communities are changing.  Strip commercial development and sprawl have robbed our communities of the unique sense of place, treasured for so many years.

VTPA can assist a community in developing an action plan to revive aging downtowns and work with local businesses and government to develop a plan to

compete with the big box stores.

Special events, farmers markets, outdoor festivals, and other creative ideas can help to bring people and business back downtown increasing property values.

New highway bypasses and big box stores have robbed our historic downtowns of their role as traditional business centers.

Before and After Pics