Main Street America

Construir juntos comunidades más fuertes

Bailarina de ballet folclórico hace girar la falda de su vestido rosa brillante. — Kendall Whittier - Tulsa, Oklahoma © Kendall Whittier Main Street

Main Street America lidera un movimiento inclusivo e impulsado por el impacto dedicado a revitalizar y fortalecer los centros históricos y los distritos comerciales de los barrios de todo el país.

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Niños bailando breakdance ante el público. — Metuchen, Nueva Jersey © Richard Alfonzo Photography

Centro de la ciudad, imagen en blanco y negro.

Centro de conocimiento
Explore nuestra completa biblioteca digital, que contiene cientosde los mejores materiales de desarrollo comunitario.
Desarrollo profesional
El Main Street America Institute es el principal proveedor de formación para dirigentes de centros urbanos y distritos comerciales.
Servicios de campo
Nuestro equipo de expertos ofrece formación sobre el terreno para ayudarle a hacer realidad su visión de su comunidad.

Eventos y oportunidades

Sep

19

2024

Register: Managing Your Online Presence & Developing a Marketing Plan Webinar

A strong online presence is essential for any small business in today’s digital age. This workshop will guide you through the process of keeping your Business Profile, social media accounts, and website up-to-date and optimized. Register Now
Sep

30

2024

Inscríbete: Programa de subvenciones T-Mobile Hometown

Con el programa de Subvenciones para Ciudades de Origen de T-Mobile, hasta 100 pequeñas ciudades reciben financiación para proyectos de creación de lugares de hasta50.000 dólares cada una.
Octubre

15

2024

Register: 2024 Community Transformation Workshop

Join us for the 2024 Community Transformation Workshop, an immersive, interactive two-day experience that equips participants with tools and techniques necessary to address complex revitalization initiatives.

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Destino: Calle Mayor

Con más de 1.600 coaliciones comunitarias en todo el país, hay algo para todo el mundo en Main Street. Explora nuestra inspiradora red de miembros.

People lounge in chairs, sit at bistro tables, and stroll through a large plaza dotted with trees and surrounded by historic brick buildings. — Visitors enjoy the newly renovated Cotton Avenue Plaza, where a Confederate monument stood before being relocated to Rose Hill Cemetery. © DSTO Moore

Macon, Georgia

2024 Great American Main Street Award Winner

A woman smiles while watering plants in a vintage bathtub-turned-planter placed outside her store. — Family-owned and operated businesses like Fountain Alley work daily to create the perfect experience for their customers. © Austin Sims

Madison, Indiana

2024 Great American Main Street Award Winner

Aerial view of the Monroeville Courthouse Square. — Monroeville, Alabama © Pierce Drones

Monroeville, Alabama

2024 Great American Main Street Award Winner

Gente comprando en un mercado agrícola cubierto. — Danville, Virginia © Laura Ashworth

Danville, Virginia

Ganador del premio Great American Main Street 2023

Dos edificios históricos de ladrillo flanquean la entrada a una plaza exterior con un pórtico cuadrado de metal y vidrieras. — La Plaza James Allen -construida por voluntarios, personal municipal y artistas locales- es un espacio acogedor para celebraciones, actos comunitarios y relajación. © True Light Photography

Florencia, Carolina del Sur

Ganador del premio Great American Main Street 2023

Cuatro personas permanecen de pie, hombro con hombro, frente a una gran "M" roja. Detrás de ellos, una plaza llena de visitantes y tiendas blancas con toldos desplegables atendidas por vendedores que participan en un bazar de primavera. — Miembros de la junta de Metuchen Downtown Alliance en el Bazar de Primavera anual. © Lauren Beischer

Metuchen, Nueva Jersey

Ganador del premio Great American Main Street 2023

Recurso destacado

Vivienda 101: Guía para dirigentes locales

Encuentre recomendaciones orientadas a la acción para conocer el estado de la vivienda y aumentar la oferta de viviendas en su comunidad. Descargue la guía aquí.

Aérea de Edenton, Carolina del Norte. — Edenton, Carolina del Norte © Kyle Little

Noticias e historias recientes

Community Spotlight: Fields Corner Main Street Uses Art to Increase Community Safety

This Boston Main Street installed an innovative street mural to highlight crosswalks and improve pedestrian safety.

September 5, 2024

A woman raises her arms in the air after cutting the ribbon to unveil the new mural. Behind her, a crowd claps and celebrates. — Community members temporarily took over the intersection to officially debut the asphalt mural with a ribbon cutting. © Annielly Camargo

Cuentacuentos

Last Chance: Submit a Proposal for the 2025 Main Street Now Conference

Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate your successes and inspire your peers by applying to become a speaker at 2025 Main Street Now Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, September 6.

September 3, 2024

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania © Ultima-Gaina/iStock

Eventos y oportunidades

Main Spotlight: Main Streets are for the Dogs!

These seven Main Streets have implemented innovative, exciting, and fun programs to help welcome dogs to their downtowns.

September 3, 2024

A dog sits on a little couch during an outdoor downtown event — Celebrating all things canine at the Dog Days of Summer in Cardiff, California. © Cardiff 101 Main Street

Cuentacuentos

Summer Reading: Recent Highlights from the Blog

We gathered a collection of the best blogs from June, July, and August to help you catch up on your summer reading before we head into the fall season.

August 29, 2024

Aerial photograph of a historic downtown during a festival event with people and vendor tents lining the main street — Crowds gather for the annual South Carolina Pecan Music and Food Festival. © True Light Photography

Perspectivas

Staff Spotlight: Exploring Main Street Archetypes with Research Intern Jonathan Nerenberg

This summer, our archetypes intern explored different types of Main Streets and the unique challenges and opportunities that they face.

August 23, 2024

People pose during a ribbon cutting for a stained glass mural featuring sea creatures — Community members celebrated the reveal of the “Nautical Neighbors” stained glass mural. © Mainstreet Oceanside

Perspectivas

Almost Sold Out: 2024 Community Transformation Workshop

There are only a few spaces still available for this intensive high impact, hands-on learning experience for place professionals. Register today and join us in Des Moines & Nevada, Iowa, from October 15-16, to gain tools to develop real world solutions for your downtown district. Registration closes September 27, or once capacity is reached.

August 20, 2024

A small group of people walk down a sidewalk; one person smiles and waves while others engage in conversation. — District walks and conversations with community members are key to successful transformation strategies. © Main Street Nevada

Eventos y oportunidades

Main Spotlight: Downtown Lansing Steps Into Tough Conversations About How to Make Public Spaces for Everyone

MSA President and CEO Erin Barnes explores how a holiday market in a public park brought a new focus on growing humanitarian needs in downtown city centers.

August 19, 2024

A large colorful mural featuring the faces of children and the words "you have a voice" — This mural in downtown Lansing was painted by local teenagers through an art program with muralmatics. © Downtown Lansing Inc

Cuentacuentos

Community Spotlight: How LaCrosse Community Pride Makes a Big Difference for Their Small Town

LaCrosse Community Pride shares how they use the Main Street Approach to make a significant impact in a town of less than 300 people.

August 15, 2024

People sit at a long table on the street in a historic downtown — The annual Harvest Dinner in LaCrosse, Washington, brings people together to celebrate their downtown and the organization working to preserve it. © LaCrosse Community Pride

Cuentacuentos

Apply for the USDOT RAISE Grant to Improve Your District’s Transportation Infrastructure

The RAISE program funds surface transportation projects with local and regional impact by enhancing safety, mobility, sustainability, and economic growth.

August 15, 2024

An excavator digs up dirt to create a new streetscape in a historic downtown — Streetscape improvements can make a big difference for Main Streets. © Grant Harper

Eventos y oportunidades

Due Soon: 2025 Main Street Now Conference Proposals

Share your Main Street story at the 2025 Main Street Now Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! We are looking for session proposals from new voices, experienced practitioners, and local experts in downtown revitalization. Don't miss your chance to inspire, engage, and lead—proposals are due by September 6.

August 14, 2024

Eventos y oportunidades

Main Spotlight: Building Partnerships for Main Street Success

Learn how Main Street America's work with the DOT's Thriving Communities Program is supporting transformative efforts with community partners like the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe.

August 13, 2024

Group of people gather in conference room — USDOT, MSA, and SBIT gathered to explore the community and discuss the project. © Shane Hampton

Perspectivas

Community Spotlight: Print Media Partnerships Connect Communities in Nevada, Iowa

Learn how Main Street Nevada uses print media campaigns to reach people who are not engaged online.

August 9, 2024

Three editions of 'Our Nevada' laid out on a table — Main Street Nevada worked with other local organizations to launch a monthly community magazine. © Main Street Nevada

Perspectivas

Gente bailando en la calle en Florence, Carolina del Sur.

"Nuestro centro no sería el próspero ecosistema que es hoy sin la firme alineación de nuestra comunidad con el Enfoque Main Street ".

- Hannah Davis, Directora del Programa Main Street, Florence, S.C.

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