Downtown Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance works in partnership with the City of Harrisonburg and the community to develop a comprehensive vision and master plan to revitalize downtown Harrisonburg into a prosperous and vibrant city center.
Description
In early 2002, the Harrisonburg community came together to discuss the possibility of creating a pedestrian mall downtown. The trend for cities nationwide had been to close their downtowns to automobiles, creating a walker-friendly area. But, was a pedestrian mall the right choice for Harrisonburg?
Mission & Objectives
Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance will work in collaboration with private and public partners to develop and implement a comprehensive vision and master plan to revitalize downtown Harrisonburg into a prosperous and vibrant city center.
Accolades for Harrisonburg, VA
We know Harrisonburg, Virginia is a wonderful place to live, work, and play, and we're thankful these other sources think so too!
- One of the top 8 Great Towns to Visit and Consider for Relocation
- Blue Ridge Country Magazine: Great Towns for Living, 2013
- Best Biking Community
- Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine: Editor's Adventure Picks 2013
- Close Contender for Best Mid-Sized Mountain Town
- Credited as "a mountain bike mecca"
- Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine: Best Mountain Towns 2012
- Best Shopping Destination
- Virginia Living Magazine: Best of Virginia 2012
- HDR named Best Use of Taxpayer Money
- Downtown chosen as Favorite Thing About Harrisonburg
- Downtown businesses won 36 out of 71 categories
- Daily News Record: Best of the Valley 2012
- Downtown chosen as Favorite Thing About Harrisonburg
- Downtown businesses won 35 out of 73 categories
- Daily News-Record's Our Valley Awards 2011
- Best Place to Launch a Second Career in Retirement (ranked #2 out of 10)
- U.S. News Money, 2010
- Best City to Raise an Outdoor Kid (ranked #15 out of 25)
- Backpacker Magazine, 2009
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