- California Great American Main Street Award® Winners Each year, the Nati...
- Eight Guiding Principals These are the right guiding principals of the Ma...
- Four Point Approach® The Main Street Four Point Approach® is a philosop...
- History Of CA Program Focused on enhancing the economic, social, cultural...
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California GAMSA Winners
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California Great American Main Street Award® Winners Each year, the National Trust Main Street Center recognizes exceptional Main Street communities whose successes serve as a model for comprehensive commercial district revitalization....
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Eight Guiding Principals These are the right guiding principals of the Main Street Approach ®1. Comprehensive A single project cannot revitalize a neighborhood business district. An ongoing series of initiatives is...
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Four Point Approach® The Main Street Four Point Approach® is a philosophy, a program, and a proven comprehensive approach to commercial revitalization of neighborhood business districts. This approach has been implemented...
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History Of CA Program Focused on enhancing the economic, social, cultural, and environmental well-being of historic and traditional commercial districts located in California's diverse cities, towns, and neighborhoods, California Main Street...
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California Main Street Alliance advocates on behalf of its membership on the state and national level. Partners for advocacy include the National Main Street Center, National Trust for Historic Preservation, California Preservation Foundation, California Downtown Association, and others.
Recent advocacy efforts include lobbying against the elimination of redevelopment in California.
Certification Process
California Main Street's application requirements are designed to identify communities that will work effectively to revitalize their downtown and/or neighborhood commercial district. A desire to provide the greatest social, community and economic returns consistent with long-standing Main Street "guiding principles" and practices guide California Main Street's policies and criteria.
Aspiring Communities
An Aspiring California Main Street Community is a community that meets the following criteria:
- Follows the Main Street Four-Point Approach® to Downtown Revitalization and the eight guiding principals to success
- Has the following active committees in their organization: Design, Economic Restructuring, Promotion and Organization
Application
There are two types of membership in California Main Street Alliance.
Designated Members are Designated California Main Street Communities that were deemed a Designated Community by California Main Street, housed in the State of California's Trade and Commerce Department between 1986 and 2004, or by the Office of Historic Preservation (OHP), California State Parks Department between 2005 and the present, by successfully completing the certification process.
Membership
The mission of the California Main Street Alliance (CAMSA) is to serve as the primary non-profit advocate for the principles and ideals of California Main Street, a program that strives to enhance the economic, social, cultural, and environmental well being of California's historic and traditional downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts.
CAMSA offers education and other assistance to its members on behalf of the State of California's California Main Street program