Philip L. Walker, an experienced downtown-planning consultant, offers practical tips for preserving a sense of place, improving fiscal efficiency, and enhancing quality of life in Downtown Planning for Smaller and Midsized Communities. Planners and revitalization officials will learn how to address physical components of the downtown, as well as economic development. Walker also explains how to develop an organization to implement a downtown plan, how federal, state, and local policies may influence the planning process, and how to fund a downtown revitalization effort.