Frederick is a vibrant city with a diverse population that boasts a mix of residences, shops and galleries, restaurants and entertainment opportunities.

1. •Rather than expanding our boundaries into urban sprawl, we should be managing our growth to encourage more businesses and increased population density within our existing footprint.
   

2. •We have a unique and vibrant downtown that can be grown by providing incentives to small retail, light manufacturing, and technology businesses to locate in our midst.
   

3. •We should support and expand our technology incubators and we should be studying and building on successful economic models of municipalities of similar size. 
   

4. •We need to re-purpose under-utilized real estate, and create disincentives for letting buildings stand vacant.
   

5. •We need more affordable housing, including a mix of single-family and multi-family dwellings within walking distance of or a short public transit ride to and from the places people work.
   

6. •We need to round out our retail offerings for the residents to include corner grocery stores, fresh food market, book stores, news stands, and the like. This would make Frederick a truly walkable city.
   

7. •We need more rooms—boutique hotels, youth hostels, B&B's—and we need them downtown within walking distance of restaurants, galleries and entertainment.