Erie Canalway Downtown Investment Forum:    Enhancing Downtowns with Food and Lodging

Explore the role of food and lodging in enhancing your downtown for residents and visitors. Learn strategies for product development and marketing and join the conversation with guest speakers Jonathan Tourtellot, Geotourism Editor of National Geographic Traveler, Main Street expert Kennedy Smith of The CLUE Group, LLC, and panelists from the Canalway Corridor.

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Agenda
Access and download the detailed agenda and schedule for the day on the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor’s training webpage.
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Parking
The closest all-day parking is available in the Cayuga Street Garage adjacent to the forum venue on the corner of Clinton and Cayuga Streets across from the Hotel Ithaca. Entrance to the garage is on the S. Cayuga Street side. If you intend to pay using cash, bring your ticket with you to the pay station on the ground floor. Exit lanes take credit card payment only. Other parking options can be found on the Downtown Ithaca Alliance website. 

Lodging
Lodging options can be found on the Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention & Visitors Bureau website. The weekend following the forum is a college reunion weekend, so be sure to make your reservations early!

Thank you to our Heritage Event Sponsors!

Premier
The Krog Corporation
 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel an Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel

Corporate
Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation

Partner
M & T Bank

Supporter
Bergmann Associates
H. Sicherman & Company, Inc.
Jaeckle Fleishmann & Mugel, LLP
LaBella Associates