MetroEdge

LISC MetroEdge (LME) is the national commercial corridor program at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and is operated through the Institute for Comprehensive Community Development. LISC is the nation’s largest community development intermediary. 

LISC MetroEdge supports LISC programs with implementing sustainable communities strategies. The LME approach combines innovative market research, quantitative analysis, and grassroots community engagement to correct misperceptions of urban markets, identify hidden assets and help communities exercise more control over their economic futures.

The comprehensive urban metrics developed by LISC MetroEdge are based on retailer-approved data sources. MetroEdge describes emerging markets more accurately, spotlights assets, and identifies trends that community and government leaders can use to attract and grow businesses in their cities.

LISC MetroEdge has been working in urban markets since the mid-1990s with clients from the public and nonprofit sectors as well as directly with retailers and developers.