Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - (Page 64) Wilkes-Barre Third Class City | Luzerne County | County Seat | Mayor: Full time Wilkes-Barre By the Numbers Population (2000): 43,123 Population change in the 1990s: -9% Racial Composition: 91% White Non-Hispanic; 5% African American; 2% Hispanic Median Household Income: $26,711 Housing Stock Mix: 54% Owner Occupied; 46% rental Median Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units: $64,700 Percent of housing built before 1960: 76% Industries: Educational, health and social services (24%), Retail trade (14%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.7%), Manufacturing (13%) Commuters: Daytime population change due to commuting: +12,462 (+29%) Workers who live and work in this city: 7,568 (43%) Revitalizing Downtown Geographic Focus of Projects for Impact: Downtown Strategic Plan: Use vacant land to promote greatest catalytic impact on revitalization of city High Impact Project: $31 Million Downtown Multiplex Theater in Mixed Use Development, $18 Million Intermodal Hub and Barnes & Noble Bookstore without Public Subsidy Project Funders: State of Pennsylvania, Federal Government, Luzerne County, City, and Local Bank Financing Timeline: 2003 to 2006 Other Projects Proposed or Completed in Close Proximity to Leverage High Impact Project: New State Labor and Industry Building Assets Leveraged: Available land, downtown university and college, large downtown residential population, strong business leadership Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County) GOAL FOUR: AppLY STRATEGIES THAT WORk Wilkes-Barre 64
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Community Revitalization Desktop Guide PA Community Revitalization Desktop Guide Table of Contents How To Attract High Impact Investment to Core Communities Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area Interviews with Pennsylvania Mayors Goal Two: Prepare Redevelopment Area for Market Interviews with Developers who Have Invested in Pennsylvania Cities and Towns Goal Three: Welcome Investment Interviews with Developers who Have Invested in Pennsylvania Cities and Towns Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work Conclusion Community Revitalization Desktop Guide Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - PA Community Revitalization Desktop Guide (Page Cover1) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - PA Community Revitalization Desktop Guide (Page 1) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - PA Community Revitalization Desktop Guide (Page 2) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - PA Community Revitalization Desktop Guide (Page 3) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Table of Contents (Page 4) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - How To Attract High Impact Investment to Core Communities (Page 5) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - How To Attract High Impact Investment to Core Communities (Page 6) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - How To Attract High Impact Investment to Core Communities (Page 7) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 8) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 9) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 10) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 11) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 12) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 13) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 14) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 15) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 16) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 17) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 18) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 19) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 20) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 21) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal One: Choose One Asset-Rich Redevelopment Area (Page 22) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Interviews with Pennsylvania Mayors (Page 23) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Interviews with Pennsylvania Mayors (Page 24) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Interviews with Pennsylvania Mayors (Page 25) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Two: Prepare Redevelopment Area for Market (Page 26) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Two: Prepare Redevelopment Area for Market (Page 27) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Two: Prepare Redevelopment Area for Market (Page 28) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Two: Prepare Redevelopment Area for Market (Page 29) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Two: Prepare Redevelopment Area for Market (Page 30) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Two: Prepare Redevelopment Area for Market (Page 31) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Two: Prepare Redevelopment Area for Market (Page 32) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Two: Prepare Redevelopment Area for Market (Page 33) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Two: Prepare Redevelopment Area for Market (Page 34) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Interviews with Developers who Have Invested in Pennsylvania Cities and Towns (Page 35) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Interviews with Developers who Have Invested in Pennsylvania Cities and Towns (Page 36) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Interviews with Developers who Have Invested in Pennsylvania Cities and Towns (Page 37) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Three: Welcome Investment (Page 38) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Three: Welcome Investment (Page 39) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Three: Welcome Investment (Page 40) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Three: Welcome Investment (Page 41) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Three: Welcome Investment (Page 42) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Three: Welcome Investment (Page 43) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Three: Welcome Investment (Page 44) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Three: Welcome Investment (Page 45) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Three: Welcome Investment (Page 46) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Three: Welcome Investment (Page 47) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Three: Welcome Investment (Page 48) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Interviews with Developers who Have Invested in Pennsylvania Cities and Towns (Page 49) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Interviews with Developers who Have Invested in Pennsylvania Cities and Towns (Page 50) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Interviews with Developers who Have Invested in Pennsylvania Cities and Towns (Page 51) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Interviews with Developers who Have Invested in Pennsylvania Cities and Towns (Page 52) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Interviews with Developers who Have Invested in Pennsylvania Cities and Towns (Page 53) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 54) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 55) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 56) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 57) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 58) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 59) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 60) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 61) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 62) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 63) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 64) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 65) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 66) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Goal Four: Apply Strategies That Work (Page 67) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Conclusion (Page 68) Community Revitalization Desktop Guide - Conclusion (Page Cover2)
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