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Revitalizing our historic hometowns and Main Streets is not about nostalgia. It is about reinvesting in our older and historic neighborhoods. Preservation-based community development not only protects our heritage, but also is a viable alternative to sprawl that creates affordable housing, generates jobs, supports independent businesses, increases civic participation, and bolsters a community’s sense of place.
- NEW! The Community Revitalization Deptment's - 2009 Year End Report - describes the ways we provide technical, financial, and informational resources to effect local asset-based community revitalization.
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Transforming Communities
Preservation brings affordable housing, jobs, tax revenue, and spirit of place to their communities. Meet nine preservation projects that are leading the way toward social, economic and environmental sustainability.
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From greening their older buildings to making their business practices more eco-friendly, Main Street communities have every opportunity to become leaders in the nation's growing sustainability movement.
