Implement the Minnesota Main Street model for commercial revitalization.
Best Practice of this action
Rating Guideline
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For cities with traditional downtown areas, describe city involvement in Minnesota Main Street revitalization and preservation (for example, attend trainings) or describe the participation of business assocations that join Minnesota Main Street as Associate Members. |
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Main street assistance explicitly addresses green building practices including appropriate rehab of existing buildings, OR city becomes an Associate Member of Minnesota Main Street. |
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City is a Designated Main Street community of MN Main Street. |
Resources
- Minnesota Main Streets, a program of Rethos, is Minnesota's coordinating program to help create and assist local Main Street programs based on the national model. See also (Re)Building Downtown: A Guidebook for Revitalization (Smart Growth America: 2015) for local elected officials who want to re-invigorate and strengthen neighborhood centers of economy, culture, and history through a 7-point smart growth approach to development.
- The Guide to Greening your District (Iowa Department of Economic Development / Main Street Iowa: 2010) provides information on green approaches to building or re-constructing public spaces and buildings within historic commercial districts, including streets, sidewalks, alleys, and parks to provide a wide range of benefits. Topics covered include infiltration-based rainwater approaches, green infrastructure, and the project planning process.
- Creating Energy Efficient Main Streets Guide (Main Street Iowa: 2011) focuses on energy efficient design approaches and techniques to historic commercial building rehabilitation.
- Implementing Solar PV Projects on Historic Buildings and in Historic Districts (U.S. DOE & National Trust for Historic Preservation: 2011). See also the Preservation Green Lab from the National Trust for solutions that make it easier to reuse and green older and historic buildings.
- Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring & Reconstructing Historic Buildings (Secretary of the Interior).
Order Number
2
Action Type
Finite