Technical Assistance

The Oregon Downtown Development Association (ODDA) is a statewide non-profit that provides a wide array of services to Oregon downtowns. ODDA provides tools, training and technical assistance to enable communities to successfully move forward with downtown revitalization.

Whether it is on-site technical assistance, questions answered over the phone, training, workshops, advocacy, or a publication loaned from our resource library, ODDA provides a wide range of downtown revitalization services and assistance across the state...from Brookings to La Grande; Cascade Locks to Lakeview.

ODDA Services Include:
Tools:

Publications are an important tool to assist communities in moving forward with downtown revitalization. ODDA publishes several helpful guides that include: The EID/BID Handbook, Downtown Market Analysis and Business Made Easy, Main Street...When a Highway Runs Through It: A Handbook for Oregon Communities, and Best Practices.

Training:
Workshops and Training

ODDA sponsors regional and statewide workshops and training opportunities for downtown volunteers and staff. ODDA also sponsors a statewide conference featuring nationally known speakers on downtown revitalization and livability.

Technical Assistance:
On-site Technical Assistance that includes, but is not limited to:

On-site Resource Team (integrated downtown solutions)

Downtown revitalization training

Funding strategies for downtown revitalization

Volunteer and board development

Workplan development and phasing

Design assistance (public space and/or storefront)

Downtown business mix and clustering

Image/marketing development for downtown

Off-site Technical Assistance
ODDA assists communities by answering questions and responding with written information as a result of telephone or e-mail requests. ODDA maintains an extensive lending library specializing in downtown revitalization and organizational development topics.

Additional Program Services
The Community Cluster Program provides technical assistance to several geographically linked communities in a regional, yet community-specific, approach.

Tailored Services
ODDA understands that each community is different and custom designs technical assistance services to address specific needs.

Contact the ODDA office for specific information concerning any of these programs or services.

What Our Client's Say About ODDA's Services
May 2000, Kenny Houck, Chair, Illinois Valley Community Response Team, Cave Junction
ODDA's assistance contributed to our community moving forward by "injecting enthusiasm and hope that ideas (both large and small) can actually be accomplished."

March 16, 2000, David Dillon, The North Coast CITIZEN, Wheeler
"Give a handful of creative consultants a contract to study a town, and they might just come up with some startling new ideas nobody ever thought of before."

March 2000, Jeff Hecksel, City Manager, Monmouth
ODDA services were valuable to our community because of "expertise and experience from doing (this) in other communities - (they) know what works."

Comments received following our 2000 Downtown Solutions Conference, April, Hood River

"Very effective use of real-life examples"

"The new perspective . . . for canyon communities"

"Good job of demystifying (downtown revitalizaiton)"

"Terrific, relevant"

"I've got hope!"

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