Barnekov, Timothy K.Tannian, Francis X.Stapleford, John E.Ben-Ami Friedman & Associates, Inc.Sharp, Wendy2008-05-062008-05-061980-03http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/3191The Delmarva Consortium's Downtown Revitalization Demonstration Project believes that downtown revitalization can provide a new source of economic qrowth to communities while they preserve their unique architectural and historical features and small town character. Smyrna, Delaware and three other Peninsula communities -- Middletown, Delaware, Snow Hill, Maryland and Onancock, Virginia -- were competitively selected by the Consortium. Key to their selection was evidence of a joint commitment by the local government and private sector to reverse the decline of their downtowns.en-USSymrna, DelawareDowntown revitalizationFederal Small Community and Rural Development PolicyPlan or blueprint