Standard 5
This Standard 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.
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This Standard 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.
Watch this webinar to learn how to use incubation spaces, fabrication labs, entrepreneurial training classes, adult pitch funding activities, investment groups, and alternative finance enhancements to drive downtown growth.
Standard Six highlights the importance of tracking, packaging, and demonstrating the qualitative and quantitative impact of the program’s revitalization efforts. It also provides the opportunity for the local Main Street program to tell their stories and advocate for resources needed for sustainability.
This study, from the Preservation Green Lab at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, demonstrates the unique and valuable role that older, smaller buildings play in the development of sustainable cities.
Main Street America recognizes two tiers of national designation - Affiliate and Accredited.
Evaluate the safety and usability of bike networks in your Main Street commercial district. Published by AARP.
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This slideshow provides an introductory overview of the history of Main Street buildings, common architectural features, signage, and preservation guidelines. Published by Indiana Main Street.
Creating a welcoming and inclusive downtown means you need to understand the rich cultural histories of your historic assets. This guide from the National Trust for Historic Preservation explores strategies to preserve sites of African American history
Join us in our work to advance shared prosperity, create strong economies, and improve quality of life in downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts.
This groundbreaking study concludes that building reuse almost always offers environmental savings over demolition and new construction.
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