Main Street Maine

Maine Downtown Center

The Maine Downtown Center’s core program is Main Street, which is a proven Four-Point Approach® to downtown revitalization developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1980 and is currently used in 44 states in over 1,200 communities. Currently, nine communities have achieved and maintained Main Street Maine designation: Bath, Biddeford, Gardiner, Rockland, Saco, Sanford, Skowhegan, Van Buren and Waterville.

Main Street 101: The Main Street Program

• What is Main Street
• Four-Point Approach®
• Eight Principles
• 10 Performance Criteria standards for Main Street programs
• Benefits
• Is the Main Street Four-Point Approach® right for you?
• FAQs
• Getting Started

Main Street Maine

• Selection Process
• Application
• Reinvestments Statistics
• Current Communities
• Job Opportunities