H Street Main Street
Learn how H Street Main Street in D.C. is transforming the community by bringing in new businesses and investment.
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and the Role of Commercial Districts
A comprehensive guide to local small business support to encourage entrepreneurs and create a vibrant downtown commercial district.
Measuring Impact for Main Street Transformation
A practical framework to collect, assess, and communicate impact data to deepen your impact and improve your ability to serve your community.
Leading Main Street
Learn the five of these key attributes of successful Main Street leaders with insights and examples from across the Main Street America network. Published in State of Main.
Seeing Small
Learn why small-scale development projects and incremental improvements are the key to creating vibrant local economies and distinctive places that will thrive well into the future. Published in State of Main.
The Future of Retail (State of Main)
There’s no doubt about it, the retail landscape is changing and getting more complex. Main Street has a unique competitive advantage and it’s up to local leaders and local business owners to understand how to tap into this opportunity.
Metuchen, NJ © Isaac Kremer
Advocacy in Motion
Director of Policy Outreach, Government Relations and Policy, at the National Trust for Historic Preservation explains how Main Street advocacy has made a difference and how to get involved.
The Main Street Approach Design Handbook
A handbook on how urban design principles can be used to improve economic development, placemaking, safety, and community.
Design Handbook: Section 2
Building rehabilitation, taming teardowns, and historic preservation tools and incentives.
Design Handbook: Section 3
Environmental sustainability, economic vitality, and social well-being.
Austin, TX © Mykyta Kravčenko
Market Analysis for Community Transformation
Learn how to use data and market analysis processes to understand your community and advance revitalization and economic development efforts.
Catalyst Strategies
A list of transformation strategies to guide your Main Street revitalization efforts.
