This article discusses the use of a report card approach as an aid to local governments for focusing on issues and setting priorities. It suggests that this approach works well when there is a need for short-term focus on strategic issues and problems. The report card approach is sometimes referred to as a strategic assessment, strategic audit, status report, or peer review and can be an important management tool for public officials, elected leaders, and private organizations who are concerned with a community's downtown.

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