The Downtown Revitalization and Economic Assistance for Missouri (DREAM) Initiative was a 10-year program that provided 39 Missouri communities with access to the technical and financial assistance to develop a Downtown Strategic Plan.

As Missouri’s downtowns already represent large investments for communities, the DREAM Initiative built upon those investments to leverage existing public resources, attracting more than a 2:1 ratio of new private investment as well as significant job creation. Using an extensive market analysis, community engagement process, and design components, the DREAM Initiative helped to re-establish the sense of place and cultural heritage in the historic heart of Missouri communities.

As a part of the process for Chillicothe, Missouri, PGAV designed Silver Moon Plaza as a gathering place for residents and visitors. The formerly vacant site was eventually developed and now serves as a community center in Chillicothe’s downtown.