Summary
Organization name
MainStreet Steamboat Springs
other names
MSSS
2004
Tax id (EIN)
20-0932370
Category
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Address
141 9th Street Ste 102Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Routt County, CO, US
Main Street Steamboat is a non profit organization with a staff of one and a busy volunteer base that work to Preserve, Promote and Enhance the original "Downtown" in Steamboat Springs. "Preserve" not only refers to our infrastructure but our community and way of life. We as a community have an amazing spirit and wonderful traditions and as an organization we hope to help those traditions to continue for a long time.
The efforts of Main Street Steamboat Springs over the past 10 years has brought reviewed energy and economic vibrancy to our Historic Downtown. Nancy B Kramer, former City Council
I think that MainStreet does a fantastic job of coordinating events that bring the community and visitors downtown. It not only brings people into the shops downtown but it creates a wonderful sense of community that both locals and visitors enjoy. - Sarah Jones, Yampa Valley Sustainability Council
The mission of Mainstreet Steamboat Springs is to preserve, promote and enhance downtown Steamboat Springs. This is accomplished using the 4-Point Approach of Design, Organization, Promotion and Economic Restructuring as prescribed by the National Main Street Center of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
MainStreet was started in 2004 by a volunteer group of business people in the downtown area in response to the proposed improvements being proposed for the base of the ski area. The group researched the National Main Street Center and the MainStreet 4-Point Approach as a model for revitaliztion as a means to energize and improve a stagnant downtown area. A board was formed, with additional committees to carry out the 4-Point Approach. At the end of 2004 a program director was hired to direct the program and to move it forward.
Moving forward, the organization has concentrated on improving Downtown Steamboat Springs using the tools of organization (fundraising, volunteer management, membership, and governance), promotion (marketing of the district, retail events, special events and image building), design (anything involving downtown infrastructure, beautification, clean and safe issues) and economic restructuring (helping businesses be better businesses, keeping a complete inventory of all properties and businesses, recruiting businesses for downtown, seminars and trainings).
Organization name
MainStreet Steamboat Springs
other names
MSSS
2004
Tax id (EIN)
20-0932370
Category
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Address
141 9th Street Ste 102Routt County, CO, US