Product Description: Thoroughly updated to include the latest information, this practical guide covers best practices for planning, organizing, and financing BIDs; the services they provide; and how they are operated and managed. A leading expert, the author provides his insight on the methods successful BIDs have used to increase property values and profitability, and to generate tax revenue...read more

Product Description: Urban decay and suburban sprawl have become major issues throughout the country. Increasingly even small towns are being hollowed out and seem destined to end up as "inner-city" slums. One remedy is to prevent, or reverse, the decline of the older retail shopping districts...read more