DCI Blogs

TELLING YOUR STORY VISUALLY

December 1, 2021

In recent years, DCI has been lucky enough to work with Derek Berardi, a Colorado based graphic designer. He focuses on creating and sharing community identities through illustration, story-telling, and graphic design.

EFFECTIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR SMALLER COMMUNITIES

December 1, 2021

Written by  Milder of Danth, Inc.The White Paper“Toward an Effective Economic Development Strategy for Smaller Communities (under 35,000).” By David MilderTh…

2017: A YEAR OF VIBRANT DOWNTOWNS

December 1, 2021

As we head into 2018, we want to thank all of our members and all of the wonderful people we met around the state this year and reflect on all of the discussions, workshops, and solutions that came out of all of our adventures. We celebrated our 35th year in 2017 and every year we are constantly working to bring relevant training and topics to our communities.

THE FUTURE OF STREETS WITH JEFF SPECK

December 1, 2021

On Tuesday, October 27th, Jeff Speck joined Downtown Colorado, Inc (DCI) for a presentation on the current condition of streets and the future of streets in a post-pandemic world.

FROM VISION TO REALITY! ENGAGEMENT TOOLS FOR BROWNFIELD IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS

December 1, 2021

DCI continues to provide COVID-19 programming on Thursday mornings from 8:30am-10:00 am. During our October 8th call, we invited the Colorado Brownfield Partnership which is made up of Community Builders, Development Research Partners and CDPHE to share resources and engagement tools for brownfield implementation success.

NEGOTIATING & MAKING DEALS: SUCCESSFULLY WORKING WITH URBAN RENEWAL

December 1, 2021

Florence, ColoradoIn August 2019, Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) the Town of Florence requested support to align private and public initiatives for downtown r…