Designated Communities

Main Street programs are more than having great events and making downtown look better. At its core, Main Street is an economic development tool that enhances a community's tax base, fosters entrepreneurship, builds community capacity, and creates partnerships among key community groups.

Click here to learn more about the Designated application process.

Learn More

Quick Facts

Main Street Alabama was launched in 2013.

For every dollar Alabama puts into the Main Street program, $13.36 is paid back to state coffers in sales taxes.

From 2014-2023, Main Street Alabama communities reported a cumulative total of 4,530 net new jobs.

Main Street is a powerful network of linked communities.

Property investment in Main Street districts generates millions in taxes for state and local governments.

From 2014-2023, over $1 billion in public and private money was invested in Alabama's Main Street districts.

Main Street is a proven strategy for revitalization.

Our Main Streets tell us who we are and how the past has shaped us.

There are 32 Network Main Street Alabama communities in the state.

The Main Street Approach is an important economic development tool for historic preservation in Alabama.

Main Streets help keep profits in town.

Main Street Alabama is a non-profit organization which stresses public-private partnerships, community engagement, and strategies that create jobs, spark investment, attract visitors, and spur growth.

Alabama has 34 Designated Main Street Alabama communities.

Main Streets are prominent employment centers.

Main Street is a unique preservation based economic development program.

Our Main Streets are places of shared memory where people still come together to live, work and play.

Main Street builds on the authentic history, culture, and attributes of specific places, to bring sustainable change.