What We Do

Progressive Urban Management Associates (P.U.M.A.) is a national leader in helping communities and organizations create and sustain thriving places. We advise clients on a wide range of community planning, economic development, organizational management, and financial solutions.

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DOWNTOWN STRATEGIC PLANS

Utilizing our prior experience working as practitioners in the field, we support downtown management organizations in developing tactical strategic plans to guide their evolution, blending local aspirations with national best practices.

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BIDs, DDAs & SPECIAL DISTRICTS

For more than 30 years, we have worked across the country to create more than 90 business improvement districts (BIDs), downtown development authorities (DDAs), and other districts that collectively generate more than $100 million annually to maintain, market, and activate downtowns and other commercial areas.

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VISION & ACTION PLANS

Using our market-based approach, we are experts in leading the development of downtown, neighborhood, and corridor plans in cities and towns of all sizes.

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

We help solve community development challenges through project feasibility, strategic planning, and community engagement to produce equitable outcomes for organizations, programs, and places.

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MARKET ASSESSMENTS & TRENDS

Our market assessments are easily-digestible, blending hard data with stakeholder insights to reveal unique opportunities to the community. We incorporate a national perspective on the forces shaping cities and downtowns by using research from P.U.M.A.’s Global Trends Report.

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ECONOMIC RESILIENCY

Building upon a community’s inherent strengths and competitive advantages, we develop tailored strategies for economic growth and resiliency in urban, suburban and rural settings.

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