Orlando Main Street Program

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The Orlando Main Street Program is an organization of the city of Orlando, Florida, responsible for developing neighborhoods through a competitive selection process.{{cite web | title=Orlando Main Street Program | work=City of Orlando|url=http://www.cityoforlando.net/business-development/main-street-market-street/}}

The Main Street program is part of the Main Street Initiative of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Participating districts operate as nonprofit organizations, each one devoted to small scale economic development in their respective geographic locations. Each has a full-time, salaried executive director, but they otherwise rely on volunteers.{{cite web |title=2013 Main Street Annual Report, City of Orlando |date=2013 |work=City of Orlando|url=http://www.cityoforlando.net/business-development/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2014/03/2013MSAnnualReport_Proof-4-1.pdf }}

The Orlando Main Street Program was created in 2008 to develop new neighborhoods throughout Orlando. As of 2016, it had developed 10 new communities, including, College Park Main Street, Curry Ford West, Ivanhoe Village, Audubon Park Garden District, and Sodo (originally named Downtown South).{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2009/08/10/focus1.html?page=all|title=Orlando’s Main Street Program helping five business districts grow}}{{cite news |title=Milk District named Orlando's newest 'main street'|first=Jeff |last=Weiner |date=October 12, 2016 |work=Orlando Sentinel|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange/os-milk-district-main-street-orlando-20161012-story.html }}{{cite news |title=Milk District becomes part of Orlando's Main Streets program |first=Monivette |last=Cordiero |date=October 10, 2016 |work=Orlando Weekly|url=http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2016/10/10/milk-district-becomes-part-of-orlandos-main-streets-program }}{{cite news |title=Orlando Main Streets Boost Local Economy |first=Terry |last=Rosen |date=May 1, 2017 |work=Orlando Rising|url=http://orlando-rising.com/orlando-main-streets-boost-local-economy/ }} In 2016, Audubon Park Garden District was one of three recipients of the Great American Main Street Award.

External links

• Audubon Park Garden District
• [https://www.mainstreet.org/mainstreetamerica/mainstreetamerica/mainstreetawards/gamsa/gamsa2016#apgd Great American Main Street Award].