Texas Downtown Development and
Revitalization Conference

We had great, informative presentations at this year's conference. The majority of presentations from our conference are available below.

All of the presentation materials are in PDF format. If you don't already have this capability, Click on icon to the right to download a PDF reader.

Passport to Preservation: Global Economics of Historic Preservation (keynote address)

Presented by: Donovan Rypkema, Place Economics

Download: 2011_RypkemaKeynote.pdf

White Elephant Journey

Presented by: Donovan Rypkema, Place Economics

Download: 3828_RypkemaWhiteElephant.pdf

Moving Events

Presented by:  Beth Duke, Center City of Amarillo

Download: 3830_MovingEventsPresentation.pdf, 3830_MovingEventsHandout.pdf

Weighing your Options - Invest in Infrastructure

Presented by:  Ned Muse, KSA Engineers

Download: 3831_InvestInfrastructurePresentation.pdf

Superfunders - How to pack a punch

Presented by:  Donna Dow, Denison Main Street, Ray Hernandez, Kyle Chamber of Commerce and Cynthia Laney, Downtown Wichita Falls Development, Inc.

Download: 3832_SuperfundersSessionDowPresentation.pdf, 3832_SuperfundersSessionHernandezPresentation.pdf, 3832_SuperfundersSessionLaneyPresentation.pdf

(E)Mail and Much More - Social Media Travels

Presented by: Paul Anderson, Longview Partnership; Michele Peck, Point A Media
View online: Slide show

Bring it on - Plan for New Business

Presented by:  Kelly Franks, San Marcos Main Street and Steve Spillette, Spillette Consulting

Download: 3834_PlanforNewBusinessPresentation.pdf

Get back to the Future of Marketing

Presented by:  Darren Drewitz, Mind Ecology

Download: 3836_BacktotheFutureofMarketingPresentation.pdf

Grow your own Downtown - Economic Gardening

Presented by:  Beverly Abell, Heart of Tyler Main Street and Tony Eeds, Community Revitalization Strategies

Download: 3850_EconomicGardeningPresentation.pdf, 3850_EconomicGardeningHandout.pdf

Stand Up for Your Downtown and Be Counted

Presented by:  Dawn Glover and Kate Singleton, TDA Board Member and CRS Group

Download: 3835_StandupforyourDowntownPresentation.pdf, 3835_StandupforyourDowntownHandout.pdf, 3835_StandupforyourDowntownSampleLetter.pdf

Cut Through the Red Tape for Brownfield Redevelopment

Presented by:  Aimee Beveridge, Texas Railroad Commission, Janet Brooks, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Roslyn Kygar, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Download: 3837_BrownfieldsRedevelopmentTCEQPresentation.pdf, 3837_BrownfieldsRedevelopmentEPAPresentation.pdf, 3837_BrownfieldsRedevelopmentTRRCPresentation.pdf

Who are the Partners in Your Neighborhood?

Presented by:  Debbie Charbonneau, Village of Salado and Linda Curtis-Sparks, Sabine River Authority - Toldeo Bend Reservoir

Download: 3851_PartnersinyourNeighborhoodPresentation.pdf

The 2011 conference was hosted by

City of Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches CVB
Nacogdoches Downtown Business Assoc

Thank you to our 2011 sponsors

Bright Coop
Gwen & Ed Cole
Travis & Judy Clardy
City of Bastrop Main Street
City of Buda
City of Lufkin Main Street
City of Southside Place
City of Temple
Downtown Wichita Falls Development, Inc.
Fondren Foundation Endowed Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
KSA Engineers, Inc.
Mike Perry Chevrolet
Nacogdoches Economic Development Corporation
R & K Distributors
SFASU Hospitality Department
Village of Salado

About our conference

The Texas Downtown Development and Revitalization Conference is co-sponsored by the Texas Downtown Association and the Texas Main Street Program of the Texas Historical Commission.

Since 1983, the event has been the sole downtown revitalization conference in Texas. Hundreds of downtown professionals, Main Street managers, preservationists, economic development and tourism specialists have come together to attend educational sessions, mobile tours and workshops, and networking events.