NATIONAL MAIN STREET CENTER TECHNICAL SERVICES Opportunity Appalachia

NATIONAL MAIN STREET CENTER TECHNICAL SERVICES Opportunity Appalachia West Virginia Summit Bridgeport, WV Lindsey Wallace, Director of Strategic Projects and Design Services January 13, 2020

ABOUT MAIN STREET AMERICA + Main Street America is a program of the National Main Street Center. It is a national network of 1, 000+ local affiliate organizations and 45 State, City, County-level Main Street Coordinating Programs. + Main Street programs support revitalization of small towns, mid-sized communities, and urban commercial districts. + The Main Street Approach equips local leaders and residents with a practical framework for improving the quality of life in their own communities. + Main Street America is united by a commitment to revitalizing older and historic commercial districts, supporting strong local economies, and enhancing the distinctive character that makes communities attractive to residents, visitors and businesses.

THE MAIN STREET APPROACH

NMSC TECHNICAL SERVICES The National Main Street Center’s team of revitalization experts offer one-on-one coaching, tailored webinars, and in-community engagement for downtowns and commercial districts: – Comprehensive Main Street Approach™ planning and implementation – Design: Historic preservation, building assessments and inventory, energy efficiency, streetscapes, trail-oriented development – Capacity building and leadership development – Economic Vitality: market analysis, demand assessment, working with real estate developers, feasibility studies

Sample Design Technical Services Design and Real Estate ▪ Historic preservation tools, resources, and funding ▪ Developing National Register of Historic Places nominations ▪ Creating real estate inventories ▪ Creating maintenance and repair assessments People-First Design ▪ Accessibility assessments ▪ Navigating Main Streets as places (streetscapes) Main Street Saves: Energy and Money ▪ Incentive identification and relationship management ▪ Needs assessments: Low-cost interventions + significant investments Trails, Outdoor Recreation, and the Local Economy ▪ Trail tourism and local business ▪ Trail corridor loops ▪ Assessing the economic impact of trails and outdoor recreation

Sample Economic Vitality Technical Services Market Analysis + Demand Assessment ▪ Market Analysis and Community Visioning/Developing Transformation Strategies ▪ Follow-up to the Market Analysis for Downtown Businesses Real Estate and Community Engagement ▪ Working with Developers: Strategies to Attract Real Estate Investment ▪ Supporting Growth through Community Participation Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Developing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Small-Scale Production Downtown/Corridor Entrepreneurship Centers Feasibility Study Championing a Culturally-Identified Business District Growth Strategies for Your Businesses Talent Recruitment for Enhancing Downtown’s Economy Through its People Developing a Neighborhood Entrepreneurial Pipeline Planning for Transition: Maintaining Small Businesses During Retirement

Opportunity Appalachia On-site, individual community services ▪ Main Street Refresh & Transformation Strategies Development ―Includes market analysis, asset mapping, demand assessment key use/function targets for real estate ▪ Matching Real Estate with Market Opportunities ―Review of current real estate to identify priority projects matched to target mixed uses ―Building inventory training

Opportunity Appalachia Real estate ▪ Working with Real Estate Developers ―Helping communities understand their role, the language, and necessary resources (e. g. building inventories, etc. ) Workshop scholarships ▪ Community Transformation Workshop Scholarships (MSAI) ―Three-day workshop with advanced tools and strategies to address complex revitalization projects and initiatives ▪ National Development Council Historic Preservation Real Estate Finance Workshops Scholarships (MSAI) ―Intensive two-work real estate finance course, including proforma development

LINDSEY WALLACE Director of Strategic Projects and Design Services E lwallace@savingplaces. org P 312. 610. 5605 | F 202. 588. 6050 National Main Street Center 53 West Jackson Blvd. , Suite 350 Chicago, IL 60604 mainstreet. org