Helpful Links

Planning & Community Development Links

• American Planning Association http://www.planning.org/
• Downtown Research & Development Center http://www.downtowndevelopment.com/
• International Downtown Associatio http://www.ida-downtown.org/eweb/startpage.aspx
• National Association of Towns and Townships http://www.natat.org/
• National League of Cities http://www.nlc.org/
• National Vacant Properties Campaign http://www.vacantproperties.org/
• Nebraska Planning & Zoning Association http://www.npza.org/
• Planetizen http://www.planetizen.com/
• Planners Web http://pcj.typepad.com/
• U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD
• University of Wisconsin Center for Community & Economic Development http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/
• USDA Rural Development http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ne/index.htm

Design & Historic Preservation Links

• American Institute of Architects
• National Alliance of Preservation Commissions http://www.uga.edu/napc/
• National Park Service Historic Preservation http://www.nps.gov/history/preservation.htm
• National Park Service Preservation Tax Credit Information http://www.nps.gov/history/preservation.htm
• Nebraska Energy Office http://www.neo.ne.gov/
• Preservation Directory http://www.preservationdirectory.com/HistoricalPreservation/Home.aspx
• Preservation Web http://www.tradwebdirectory.com/
• Preserve America http://www.preserveamerica.gov/
• Project for Public Spaces http://www.pps.org/
• Traditional Building http://www.traditional-building.com/
• Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse http://www.enhancements.org/
• Urban Development Services (Scott Day) http://www.urbandevelopmentservices.com/

Organization Links

• Blue Avocado http://www.blueavocado.org/
• Board Source http://www.boardsource.org/
• Energize Inc. http://www.energizeinc.com/
• Grassroots Fundraising Journal http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org/
• Linda Talley Leadership Development http://www.lindatalley.com/
• Marc Smiley Organizational Development http://www.marcsmiley.com/
• Non-Profit Association of the Midlands http://www.nonprofitam.org/
• Points of Light Foundation http://www.pointsoflight.org/

Promotion Links

• BrandChamps http://www.brandchamps.com/
• Jon Schallert http://www.jonschallert.com/
• Market Knowledge http://www.eightpoints.com/
• Rick Segel http://ricksegel.com/index.htm
• Wiersma Experience Marketing http://www.betsywiersma.com/bigideas3.html

Economic Restructuring Links

• American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) http://www.amiba.net/
• Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) http://www.livingeconomies.org/
• Consumer Expenditures http://www.bls.gov/cex/home.htm
• International Council of Shopping Centers http://www.icsc.org/index.php
• Nebraska Business Development Center http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/
• NxBizSuccess http://www.nxbizsuccess.com/
• Place Economics (Donovan Rypkema) http://www.placeeconomics.com/
• Retail Wire http://www.retailwire.com/
• Small Business Association of the Midlands http://www.sbamidlands.org
• The Side Road http://www.sideroad.com/
• The Small Business Owner's Toolkit http://www.toolkit.com/
• U.S. Bureau of Labor & Statistics http://www.bls.gov/
• U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/

Main Street Links

• ARIZONA Arizona Main Street http://www.azcommerce.com/CommAsst/MainStreet/
• ARKANSAS Main Street Arkansas http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/main-street/
• CALIFORNIA California Main Streets http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23484
• COLORADO Colorado Main Street http://www.downtowncoloradoinc.org/Page.aspx?PageID=3580
• CONNECTICUT Connecticut Main Street Center http://www.ctmainstreet.org/
• DELAWARE Main Street Delaware http://www.mainstreetdelaware.org/
• FLORIDA Florida Main Street http://www.flheritage.com/preservation/architecture/mainstreet/index.cfm
• GEORGIA Georgia Main Street http://www.mainstreetgeorgia.org/
• HAWAII Hawaii Main Street http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/hpd/hpmainst.htm
• ILLINOIS Illinois Main Street http://www.standingupforillinois.org/mainstreet/index.php
• INDIANA Indiana Main Street http://www.in.gov/ocra/2332.htm
• IOWA Main Street Iowa http://www.iowalifechanging.com/community/mainstreetiowa/
• KANSAS Kansas Main Street http://ksmainstreet.kansascommerce.com/Pages/Default.aspx
• KENTUCKY Kentucky Main Street http://heritage.ky.gov/mainstreet/
• LOUISIANA Louisiana Main Street http://www.crt.state.la.us/hp/mainstreet09.aspx
• MARYLAND Main Street Maryland http://www.neighborhoodrevitalization.org/Programs/MainStreet/MainStreet.aspx
• MICHIGAN Main Street Oakland County http://www.oakgov.com/peds/program_service/main_street/mainstreetoc.html
• MICHIGAN Michigan Main Street Program http://www.michiganmainstreetcenter.com/index.aspx
• MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Main Street Association http://www.msmainstreet.com/
• NEW JERSEY Main Street New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/osg/programs/msnj.html
• NEW YORK New York Main Street http://www.nymainstreet.org/
• NEW YORK Western Erie Canal Alliance http://eriecanalheritage.com/content/Generic/View/1
• NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Main Street Center http://www.nccommerce.com/en/CommunityServices/CommunityPlanningAssistance/NCMainStreetCenter/
• OHIO Downtown Ohio Inc. http://www.heritageohio.org/
• OKLAHOMA Oklahoma Main Street Center "http://www.okcommerce.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=4&id=99&Itemid=667
• OREGON Oklahoma Main Street Center http://www.oregon.gov/OBDD/mainstreet/index.shtml
• PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania Downtown Center http://www.padowntown.org/
• TENNESSEE Tennessee Main Street http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/CD_main_street_program.html
• TEXAS Texas Main Street http://www.thc.state.tx.us/mainstreet/msdefault.shtml
• VERMONT Vermont Downtown Program http://www.historicvermont.org/programs/downtown.html
• VIRGINIA Virginia Main Street http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/CommunityDevelopmentRevitalization/VirginiaMainStreet.htm
• WEST VIRGINIA Main Street West Virginia http://www.wvmainstreet.com
• WISCONSIN Wisconsin Main Street http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/CD/CD-bdd-overview.html
• WYOMING Wyoming Main Street http://www.wyomingmainstreet.org/

Partner Links

• National Trust Main Street Center http://www.mainstreet.org
• National Trust for Historic Preservation http://www.preservationnation.org
• Nebraska Department of Economic Development http://www.neded.org/
• Nebraska Department of Roads http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/
• Nebraska State Historical Society http://www.nebraskahistory.org/
• University of Nebraska College of Architecture http://archweb.unl.edu/

Tourism

• Cultural Heritage Tourism http://www.culturalheritagetourism.org/steps/step1.htm
• Nebraska Tourism http://www.visitnebraska.gov/

Other Links

• Nebraska Community Foundation http://www.nebcommfound.org/
• Nebraska Legislature http://nebraskalegislature.gov/
• Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy http://www.ltgov.ne.gov/
• State of Nebraska http://www.nebraska.gov/