Our Plan

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Our Strategic Goal:

It is our goal to continue as Upper Albany Avenue’s key community-business organization linking Upper Albany businesses to outside resources and to the residents; working to position the Avenue as a destination for arts, education, and entertainment.

Strategic Priorities:

  1. Develop an Avenue Master Plan: Develop holistic strategies to influence business mix/development, to be a neighborhood economic development connector and to build on existing strengths.
  2. Position for Uniqueness: Position the Avenue as a destination for arts, education, and entertainment; Position the organization as Upper Albany’s Mall Manager.
  3. Assure Sustainability: Build on UAMS’s track record of impact to maintain funding, to develop a policy board and to assure leadership succession planning.