Main Street Takoma
The Main Street Takoma program, an initiative of the Old Takoma Business Association, is a community-based effort aimed at keeping and increasing the vitality of the Old Takoma commercial district -- from the Takoma Junction in Maryland to the Takoma Theatre in Takoma, DC.
Our Main Street vision for Old Takoma is to create:
A small town in a big city. Welcoming and diverse, practical yet fanciful. With places to meet, shop, learn, eat, create and rejuvenate.
In the spring of 2004 OTBA spearheaded the City of Takoma Park's successful bid to become a Main Street Maryland community. We will apply for designation for the Takoma DC portion of our commercial area when it is next offered by the District of Columbia. Volunteers from both Takoma Park and Takoma DC, business owners and residents alike, are currently working on several projects, from facade improvements to promotional events, to help us reach our vision.
The success of the Main Street Takoma effort depends on the active partcipation of Takoma businesses, community organizations and Takoma residents. We need volunteers to serve on each of the four Main Street committees -- Design, Economic Restructuring, Organization, and Promotion-- and to work on the projects of each committee.
For information on how you can be involved, contact the OTBA Executive Director, by email or phone at 240.253.4229.
To Volunteer please go to our volunteer sign up page!
Interested in being an artist for the upcoming Art Hop on March 20th - 21st? We need your Art Hop applications in by February 11th!
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Attend a Main Street Committee meeting & help your Main Street!
We have four standing committees:
- Design, which works on the physical appearance of the area;
- Economic Restructuring, which focuses on business retention and recruitment;
- Promotions, which seeks to highlight local businesses to the broader Washington area, as well as create events and activities that bring people to Old Takoma;
- Organization, which provides the structure for the whole organization and the work of the other committees.
All committee meetings are held monthly. Please check the committee page for more info.