Focus Strategies

Focus Strategies

Strategies and Objectives

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Property and Business Development

By transforming vacant spaces, building strong partnerships, securing resources, and supporting local businesses, we’re creating a downtown that’s vibrant, resilient, and built for everyone.

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Community-Based Placemaking

Revitalizing downtown Meadville isn’t just about buildings and businesses — it’s about creating spaces and experiences that make our community healthier, more welcoming, and full of pride.

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Communications and Marketing

By uniting voices and amplifying our message, we can showcase all that makes Meadville shine — from our welcoming community and historic charm to the events and spaces that bring downtown to life.

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Measuring Impact

What Difference Does the Difference Make? The following metrics are key goal posts which will be  used to measure/assess MCRC’s progress and successes.

  • Coordinated downtown activation strategy, to be completed.
  • Twenty Percent increase in coordinated calendar and brand users. Primary data to be collected by professional communications and marketing firm.
  • Placemaking improvements by dollar amount, number of improvements, and community feedback with respect to improvements in quality of life.
  • Multimodal and trail connectivity by mileage and/or number of improvements annually.
  • Commercial and residential market rates by overall area as a dollar amount per square foot.
  • Data from CoStar, supplemented by local property owners.
  • New businesses attracted (in operation) by count.
  • Commercial and residential property conditions as a grade score. Data: From Annual Property Conditions survey and survey conducted by MCRC staff, supplemented by property owners and CoStar data.
  • Available total square footage and percent vacant, commercial. Data: From CoStar and survey conducted by MCRC staff and supplemented by local property owners.
  • Vacancy commercial and residential, as a percentage. Data: From U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS), CoStar and survey conducted by MCRC staff and supplemented by local property owners.

Business and Property Development Strategies

A thriving downtown doesn’t happen by chance — it takes focus, collaboration, and action. The Meadville Community Revitalization Corporation is leading this effort by turning vacant spaces into community assets, building strong partnerships between public and private stakeholders, and securing the funding needed to make ambitious projects possible. At the same time, we’re supporting existing businesses and welcoming new ones to strengthen the heart of our city. Together, these strategies ensure downtown Meadville grows into a place that is vibrant, resilient, and full of opportunity for all.

Revitalizing spaces, making opportunities Downtown.

The MCRC will lead efforts to revitalize vacant buildings and underutilized spaces, transforming them into valuable assets for the community. This in turn will drive community and economic growth while strengthening livability.

The MCRC will facilitate collaboration among private developers, business owners, government agencies, local residents, and nonprofits, leveraging their strengths for comprehensive redevelopment.

The MCRC will leverage grants, tax credits, and other financial tools that individual businesses, property owners, the RDA, and the City may need assistance securing.

The MCRC will work to attract new businesses, and support existing businesses in the Central Business District. This in turn will drive community and economic growth while strengthening livability.