The installation of publicly-accessible hand-washing or sanitization stations in sidewalk areas, pocket parks or other highly visible spaces could go far in promoting good hygiene and enhancing visitors’ comfort level.

• Portable hand-washing stations are typically available from the same vendors who supply porta-potties for events.
• In some cases, It might even be possible to retrofit public drinking fountains already installed, or even to attach custom-fabricated hand-washing stations to existing fire hydrants.

Road diets might be considered to create more room for pedestrians, outdoor seating, dedicated and expanded bike lanes, etc. Treatments to accomplish this, in the short term, may be more temporary in nature and borrow on placemaking tactics.

• Experimenting with road diet options now will help address immediate concerns, but it could also provide inspiration and direction for longer-term pedestrian-focused and prioritized street and streetscape improvements.
• Longer term, street events could also be more frequent and desired. People are learning they can live without cars for a day so, for example, the idea of closing a district’s main street on Sunday from 11 to 5 and filling the street with people (appropriately social distanced in the near term) may be more appealing.

• Work with businesses to promote and implement customer-friendly parking policies, and to identify parking areas and spaces most appropriate to accommodate the needs of district business owners and employees.
• Consider including a commitment to practice and promote customer-first parking practices as part of the good housekeeping and “good business neighbor pledge” ideas discussed in the Organization and Public Relations section.
• Examine or review opportunities for shared parking arrangements to accommodate the district’s different users and uses during different times of the day as a means of maximizing utilization of the existing parking supply.

Address storefront vacancies. Don’t just leave vacant storefronts empty.  Instead, consider using the storefront windows to promote available space, new business ventures or your organizational efforts within the district.

Explore opportunities for physical improvements within the district, from business signage to facade improvements.  Work with property owners and local, state or national stakeholders to determine available financial support for improvements. Consider incentives your organization can continue or create to incentivize physical improvements.

Consider coordinating a storefront decorating initiative that allows all business owners to refresh their storefront window displays.