CREATING THE MAGNET
Keynote Speaker—David Milder
Riding the Trends During Tough Times [link to Power Point presentation, 9.7M]
David Milder, President, Danth, Inc.
www.danth.com
danthinc@yahoo.com

The Trends That Favor Downtowns

Time Pressures and Convenience

The New Localism 

Mommy Niches

Informal Entertainments 

The Role of Business Improvement Districts and Municipal Agencies 

Strategies to Reduce Crime

David Milder founded his private consulting firm in 1977 to confront downtown and commercial district revitalization issues in his own dynamic and no-nonsense way. In the past 30 years, he has helped to formulate the programs that have revitalized downtowns such as Charlotte, NC, Jamaica Center, NY, Rutland, VT and Englewood, NJ.
David holds a Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University.
Most recently, in Bayonne, NJ he created Jump Start, a façade improvement program and Kick Start, a program aimed at stimulating residential development above existing commercial spaces.