The Palisades Main Street was founded in December 2021. It is one of 28 Main Streets programs in the District of Columbia. The core mission of The Palisades Main Street is to stimulate the commercial corridor in the Palisades neighborhood through encouraging cooperation and building leadership in the business community. We will foster a positive image for the commercial corridor by promoting it as an exciting, visually appealing, walkable place to live, shop, and invest.
The Palisades Main Street’s designated boundaries are as follows:
- Foxhall Road, NW from the intersection with Reservoir Road, NW to 44th Street, NW
- Commercial properties along MacArthur Boulevard, NW from the intersection of Loughboro Road, NW to the east and Norton Street, NW to the west to the intersection with Foxhall Road, NW
The Palisades Main Street works to build trusted relationships in the community and understand the needs of small businesses. The Palisades Main Street aims for 100 percent business outreach and strives for at least 50 percent business engagement. The Palisades Main Street maintains online tools such as a website and social media, as well as physical collateral, in order to inform small businesses about its programs and support their needs. The Palisades Main Street has a Main Street Advisory Board with committees composed of business owners, residents, anchor institutions, and organizations who support the development of the program. The Palisades Main Street hosts events periodically throughout the year.
The Palisades Main Street is a program of the Palisades Community Association and the Palisades Commercial Corridor Coalition. To learn more, visit the PCA online. You may also review the Palisades Main Street’s current Annual Report or prior-year Annual Report.
DC Main Streets is a comprehensive program that promotes the revitalization of business corridors in the District of Columbia. Created in 2002 through the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Main Streets serves as the citywide coordinating program that provides services and funding for the 28 Main Streets found in the District of Columbia. DC Main Streets’ mission is to support traditional retail corridors in the District. DC Main Streets is a Main Street America™ Coordinating Program. As a Main Street America™ Coordinating Program, DC Main Streets helps lead a powerful, grassroots network consisting of over 40 Coordinating Programs and over 1,200 neighborhoods and communities across the country committed to creating high-quality places and building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. To learn more, visit DSLBD online!
