About
Equity Commitment
Alberta Main Street believes that by taking action to achieve equity in our organization, programs, projects and events, we will fulfill our mission to develop Alberta Street as an equitable commercial district.
To improve our success and fulfill our mission, we strive to understand and address the historical legacies of systemic racism and inequality.
Alberta Main Street is committed to understanding, challenging, and restructuring our internal policies and procedures to create a more equitable organization and to encourage and support stakeholders and community members in creating the conditions for broader change.
Alberta Main Street is committed to being both a leader and a catalyst in promoting equity and inclusion within the community.
Mission
Alberta Main Street advances efforts to develop Alberta Street as a vibrant, creative, equitable, and sustainable commercial district by serving residents, businesses, and visitors of the Alberta Arts District.
20-YEAR-TERM VISION
Community Vision – By 2030, Alberta Main Street will:
Make Alberta Street a welcoming and thriving neighborhood business district where everyone feels welcomed and where there is something for everyone. Something for everyone means that people can find something to do, enjoy, purchase or participate in regardless of income, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religious belief, or physical ability.
Create the most sustainable (social, economic, and environmental) business district in Portland and the Pacific Northwest.
Foster the development of Alberta Street as a world-class arts/creative district.
GOALS
Create a sustainable business district with positive social, economic, & environmental impacts
Strengthen the district’s ability to attract and support local artists and other creative business owners
Support existing and new small businesses and building owners
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Include, honor & celebrate all of the diversity within the community
Ensure accessibility to all income levels
Prioritize the safety of residents and visitors
Be open & flexible to the changing landscape
As a Main Street America™ Accredited program, Alberta Main Street is recognized as a leading program among the national network of more than 1,200 neighborhoods and communities committed to creating high-quality places and building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development.
The Main Street Program is a national program that works to revitalize historic downtowns. The National Trust for Historic Preservation created the Main Street Program in 1977 in reaction to economic decline and threats to traditional architecture in core commercial districts.
Alberta Main Street is volunteer-driven. We are led by a Board of Directors and creative work teams: Promotions, Business Development/Organization, and Design.
Promotions – The Promotions team organizes great neighborhood events, supports ongoing social media promotions, tells the world about the great people, businesses, events and talent found “Only on Alberta.”
Business Development/Organization – The Business Development/Organization team connects businesses on Alberta and home-based businesses throughout NE Portland to small business resources, business planning and other forms of assistance. This team sponsors regular business workshops and business mentorship.
Design – The Design Team works to make visual improvements in the neighborhood business district through good design compatible with historic features.
Communities that have developed this approach in their own business districts on average have had a reinvestment rate of $40.35 for every one-dollar spent. For more information, you can visit the website of the National Main Street Program.
Main Street Program
“Everyone has the right to live in a great place. More importantly, everyone has the right to contribute to making the place where they already live great.”
