Be Social; Plan for a Social Main Street

A Vision: Main Street as the Small City’s Social Center.

Main street has done a lot for America; and more will be asked of it in the coming decades. The main value of downtown, and specifically main street, by mid-century will expand from its civic and commercial purposes to become the primarily social center of the city. Main street will save the city by serving as the place that combats isolationism with programs, places, partnerships and spaces that promote and enable community engagement and sociability.