This Downtown Revitalization Project Changes Everything! | MC #37 (Patreon)
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For many Bend residents, it feels as though there community has been stagnating and being passed up by Paradise Bay. Because of this, the city's Chamber of Commerce and Tourism agency have been exploring way to raise the city's profile.
Through visioning sessions they determined that the city must prioritize:
1. Waterfront improvements
2. Improved connections between the two halves of the city
3. Urbanizing downtown Bend
4. Creating a landmark
To do this, city leaders have devised a scheme to use a greenfield tax increment financing arrangement to pay for significant infrastructure projects in downtown Bend. In this video, we'll build the first of these projects, including a major bridge across the carp river, shoreline improvements, a marina, and an observation tower (Näsinneula Tower). To pay for this, we'll redevelop significant parts of downtown and increase density along the way.
This is a big one and probably one of my favorite episodes in the series. Enjoy!
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