Allied Member Spotlight: Streateries & Parklets
Learn how these outdoor microspaces can contribute to more vibrancy in our public spaces.
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Learn how these outdoor microspaces can contribute to more vibrancy in our public spaces.
Chairman Emeritus Ed McMahon explores the power of place in creating spaces people love.
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To support Georgia Main Streets throughout the recovery process and position them for long-term sustainability, Main Street America launched the Georgia Main Street Innovation Grant Program, made possible through generous support from The Williams Family Foundation of Georgia.
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Intentional placemaking has had many unexpected benefits for this Alabama town.
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We heard from organizations across the nation about the incredible impact their markets have had on community engagement, entrepreneur and small business support, and keeping their district vibrant.
The Rural Innovation Placemaking Challenge from USDA is currently accepting applications through July 26, 2021. This Challenge is designed to empower rural communities to develop actionable strategies to capitalize on community assets through the creation of quality public spaces that contribute to the community’s social, physical, and economic well-being. In 2020, Pennsylvania Downtown Center (PDC), the state’s Main Street Coordinating Program, was a recipient of this grant program. A year after receiving this funding, we connected with PDC to learn more about their work supported by the Rural Innovation Placemaking Challenge and their experience with the program overall.
The summer of 2020 was a season of finding creative approaches to previously unimaginable circumstances. While Main Street programs may not reuse all of these approaches, some organizations are bringing the most impactful initiatives of 2020 back to their districts this summer. One such organization reusing a pandemic recovery approach is Mount Airy Downtown, Inc., who celebrated the return of their Market Street Arts and Entertainment District (MSA & ED) last weekend. This open street initiative in the heart of downtown Mount Airy, North Carolina, was developed in May 2020, and was such a success that the Main Street program decided to bring it back for a second year.