Record #:

4832

Author(s):

Hajian, Eleanore J.

Abstract:

North Carolina's Main Street Program assists towns and cities in revitalizing and preserving their central business districts. Since 1980, forty-five communities have participated in the program, gaining over 8,300 jobs, renovating over 1,900 buildings, and attracting 4,300 new businesses. Officials of towns, including Waynesville, Sylva, and Shelby, discuss what having a revitalized downtown means to their city or town.

Source:

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 50 Issue 10, Oct 2000, p1, 12-13, il

Subject(s):

Central business districts; Main Street Program; Urban renewal--Citizen participation

Record #:

5558

Author(s):

Swink, Rodney L.

Abstract:

Main Street is one of the most successful community-based programs to focus on downtown decline. The first cities chosen for the program in 1981 were New Bern, Salisbury, Shelby, Tarboro, and Washington.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 21 Issue 2, 1996, p24-29, bibl

Subject(s):

Central business districts; Urban renewal--Citizen participation

Record #:

6384

Author(s):

Lail, Matt

Abstract:

Since 1980, North Carolina's Main Street Program has assisted a number of towns and cities in revitalizing and preserving their central business districts. In 2003, a pilot program, Small Town Development, was set up for four communities in eastern North Carolina. Lail discusses the program and the four communities - Chadbourn, Mount Olive, Weldon, and Williamston.

Source:

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 54 Issue 1, Jan 2004, p10

Subject(s):

Central business districts; Urban renewal--Citizen participation; Small Town Development Program