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New Mexico MainStreet

Welcome to MainStreet!

A crowd in downtown Silver City enjoys a rainbow-making ceremony put on by the local fire department during a MainStreet event.

Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish of New Mexico addresses an enthusiastic Main Street crowd at the New Mexico MainStreet Winter Quarterly meeting.

New Mexico MainStreet Program is a grassroots economic development program that assists communities in revitalizing their traditional commercial neighborhoods. A division of the New Mexico Economic Development Department, MainStreet works throughout New Mexico to help affiliated downtown organizations create an economically viable business environment while preserving local cultural and historic resources.

The Program provides resources, education, training and technical services that stimulate the economic vitality of each participating community while celebrating local heritage and culture. MainStreet is a consensus-building program that fosters community pride and encourages the growth of small businesses, consequently enhancing local employment and income opportunities, tax revenues, property values and general quality of life.

New Mexico MainStreet works within the National Trust Main Street Center's established Four-Point Approach^TM of organization, design, promotion and economic positioning while tailoring to meet local needs and opportunities. MainStreet has been the premier organization that brings life to New Mexico's downtowns since 1984.

New Mexico MainStreet Program Mission Statement

The New Mexico MainStreet Program fosters economic development in the state by supporting local MainStreet revitalization organizations and their work in downtowns and the adjacent neighborhoods. The Program provides resources, education, training and services that preserve and enhance the built environment, local historic culture and heritage and stimulate the economic vitality of each participating community.

Adopted March 10, 2006