Speak Your Piece: ‘Boutiquing’ Main Street – Focusing on Local vs. Tourists

Main Street programs promise — and deliver — an eye-pleasing downtown that’s friendly to tourists. But investing in what local folks need and want may be a better development strategy for small communities, says Texan Kelley Snowden.

By Kelley Snowden

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