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Title
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Roslindale Village Main Street
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Description
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1991 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Silver Medal
Roslindale Village Main Street is a comprehensive, community-based revitalization program for a southwest Boston neighborhood business district. It was initiated in 1985 by Roslindale Village Main Street (RVMS), a nonprofit community group supported by the National Trust Main Street Urban Demonstration Program, which promotes the local business district as destination and community center through advocacy, events, and investments in the physical environment.
One of the first urban main street programs in the US, the RVMS project created an organizational framework for community outreach and engagement along with a master plan and programs for physical improvements that included the preservation of historic storefronts. The first three years saw over $5 million in new investments, including the rehabilitation of 43 commercial buildings and restoration of 33 storefronts and signage, and businesses and residents have benefited from improvements to streets, sidewalks, lighting, and public spaces. Nearly 30 new businesses opened in the village while old ones expanded, together creating over 132 new jobs. Meanwhile the RVMS keeps businesses and residents active and interacting with a year-round calendar of events including cleanup and recycling days, famers markets, and bingo.
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Coverage
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Boston, MA
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Date
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1985
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Subject
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community development
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central business districts
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retail development
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public spaces
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public-private sector cooperation
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Contributor
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Boston Public Facilities Department
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Contributor
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Public Agency
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National Main Street Center
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Contributor
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Public Agency
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Boston Mayor's Office of Arts and Humanities
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Contributor
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Public Agency
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Walsh Associates
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Chan Krieger Associates
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Washington Hill
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Contributor
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Community Group
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Sacred Heart Church
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Contributor
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Community Group
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Roslindale Coalition
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Contributor
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Community Group
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Roslindale Civic Association
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Contributor
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Community Group
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Rights
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Roslindale Village Main Street application
Roslindale Village Main Street case study