A Renaissance Zone in Bismarck

Published: July 20, 2017, 2:50 p.m.

b'Chuck Marohn interviews Kate Herzog, one of the first\\xa0members\\xa0of Strong Towns and Marketing & Assistant Director of\\xa0Downtown Bismarck\\xa0in Bismarck, ND. Chuck and Kate discuss the economic and political challenges in the Bismarck area and what Downtown Bismarck is doing about it. They also discuss a\\xa0"renaissance zone"\\xa0in Bismarck and the benefits and drawbacks of that program, as well as comparisons with\\xa0tax increment financing\\xa0(TIF) programs.'