Community-Owned Businesses
Innovative entrepreneurs and alternative business models can open up businesses that fill a void in the community. Published in Main Street Now Journal.
Green Streets in Iowa
Learn about Iowa’s exciting sustainability initiative and the ways two small towns are becoming more green. Published in Main Street Now Journal.
New Media, New Advocacy
When state funding for the Washington State Main Street Program was cut in December of 2009, local programs across the state took on the job of getting the funds restored. Find out how social media helped ramp up the local programs’ advocacy efforts and contributed to a winning strategy.
Bainbridge, WA
Youth on Main Street
Learn how youth groups give young people a chance to share what they want for downtown.
Clinton, TN
Visualizing Your Community with Google Earth and Google SketchUp
Learn about Google Earth and Google SketchUp and see how these tools are facilitating community vision and historic preservation.
Covington, KY
Hiring a Main Street Director
This guide provides everything you need to conduct a successful candidate search and identify a new executive director for your Main Street organization.
Revitalizing Main Street
A detailed guide to comprehensive commercial district revitalization for downtowns and neighborhoods.
How to Tell if Your Business District is LGBTQ+ Friendly
Simple checklist to evaluate the LGBTQ+ friendliness of your downtown community. Created by Shaw Main Streets Inc.
Waukegan, IL
Integrating Historic Property and Cultural Resource Considerations into Hazard Mitigation Planning
Hazard mitigation planning is an important process to protect your historic assets. This guide will take you through the processes of organizing your resources, assessing risks, developing your plan, and implementing your plan.
Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
A copy of the NPS guidelines for historic building rehabilitation for use in downtown historic preservation.
Lansing, MI