Preservation-Based Economic Development
Standard 5 of the Community Evaluation Framework
Millersburg, Ohio © Joi Cuartero Austin
Overview
Successful Main Street efforts are built on the guiding principle that district economic development is obtained by leveraging and preserving its unique historic and cultural assets. Standard Five confirms our strong belief that a community’s own place-based and diverse cultural assets reflect the richness and strength of its identity and establishes a competitive market advantage.
Key Areas of Focus
Communities engaged in the Main Street Approach understand how essential these key areas of focus are for an organization’s success:
- Preservation Ethics and Education on Historic and Cultural Assets
- Standards and Best Practices for Place-based, People-focused Design
- Promotion of Historic, Heritage, and Cultural Assets
This Standard brings them together to the forefront as overarching priorities throughout the revitalization journey.
Dive Deeper
Watch the Standard 5 webinar below and check out our Community Self-Assessment Tool for additional information about this Standard, including details about each Focus Area’s key Indicators and examples of the types of activities that a program may use to achieve these goals.