Have you ever wondered what type of planning went into making historic downtown McKinney such a beautiful place? Allow Ian Lockwood of Toole Design Group to enlighten you. He's one of the keynote speakers at this year's 2017 Texas Downtown Conference from November 7th to the 10th, and he'll spell out some basic guidelines that designers use to make downtown areas walkable and attractive.

Come out to the conference, which is essentially a local festival, to learn more about historic downtown McKinney and explore it yourself. The Texas Downtown Association and Texas Main Street Program team up to bring three days of events, presentations, and local vendors to McKinney. Closing out the festivities is Daron K. Roberts, a former NFL coach and university professor who's now an author and a motivational speaker.

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