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Looking for great ideas and solutions? Learn from your peers through the best practices showcased in our Sample Documents. Get answers to your questions about commercial district revitalization and the Main Street Approach®.
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Select from one of 13 main topic categories in the pull-down menu or browse the most recent submissions in the table below. We encourage you to submit new documents, videos, and other materials to share your successes and best practices with other members. Please send an email with the attached document or pdf or links to video and audio files to mainstreet@nthp.org.
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| Visitor Survey- Sulphur, OK | Main Street Sulphur, OK | September 16, 2008 |
| Ordinance Regulating Formula Retail-Coronado, CA | Coronado, CA | September 16, 2008 |
| Business Survey- Corning, IA | Main Street Corning | September 16, 2008 |
| Design Assistance Program Flyer- Aurora, IL | City of Aurora | September 16, 2008 |
| Writers' Workshop and Academic Symposium Information | Somerset Community College | September 16, 2008 |
| Ordinance Regulating Large Retail-Coconino, AZ | Coconino AZ | September 16, 2008 |
| Intercept Survey - NTMSC | National Trust Main Street Center | September 16, 2008 |
| Membership Renewal Letter- Denton, TX | Denton Main Street | September 16, 2008 |
| Historic District and Landmark Zoning Ordinance- San Antonio, TX | City of San Antonio | September 16, 2008 |
| Business recruitment brochure - Cedartown, Georgia | Leslie A. Robinson | September 16, 2008 |
| Building Survey- Kentucky | Renaissance Kentucky | September 16, 2008 |
| Promotion Calendar - Bozeman, Montana | Downtown Bozeman Partnership | September 16, 2008 |
| Event Planning Checklist - Ocala, FL | Ocala Main Street | September 16, 2008 |
| Shopping and Dinning Brochure- Newton, NJ | Carola Hartley | September 16, 2008 |
| Anatomy of a Building | Illinois Main Street Program | September 16, 2008 |
| Bylaws for Clovis Downtown Revitalization Program, New Mexico | Clovis Downtown Revitalization | September 16, 2008 |
| Sample Visitor Survey - NTMSC | National Trust's Main Street Center | September 16, 2008 |
| Sample Intercept Survey | National Main Street Center | September 16, 2008 |
| What is Mystery Shopping? | Adapted from Campbell, Edgar, Inc. web site | September 16, 2008 |
| Vacant Business Sign | Jessica Newman | September 16, 2008 |
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