Quantifying the death of the classic American main street – Two Montana cities competing in Best Main Street in the Nation contest

A Sidewalk Talk Q&A with urban scholar Emily Talen on why these streets are vanishing – and what cities can do about it.

"What happens on main street is such an integral part of activating the neighborhood. Now we’ve lost that. My fear is that it’s been this long, slow decline, so that it becomes almost taken for granted, and increasingly you shrug your shoulders and say, well, that’s the way it is."

https://medium.com/sidewalk-talk/quantifying-the-death-of-the-classic-american-main-street-ded267ea6229

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Two Montana cities competing in Best Main Street in the Nation contest http://www.matr.net/article-82104.html