MAIN STREET
BUENA VISTA

Missed our first Community Meet & Greet?

OUR MISSION

A More #VibrantBV, Together

Main Street Buena Vista (MSBV) is a new public/private partnership of citizens, businesses and local organizations with the goal of growing and promoting all of the amazing progress that’s been happening in BV recently.

Our mission is to create a more #VibrantBV by:

Promoting all of the progress being made
Helping our business community work together
Improving the look and feel of downtown
Creating new events

OUR STRATEGY

A FIVE-POINT APPROACH

MAIN STREET BUENA VISTA is using our own five-point approach based on the National Main Street Approach, but tailored to Buena Vista's unique heritage, assets & needs.

Do you see an area that interests you? Let us know!

PLACEMAKING

Beautification, art, seating & more

PROMOTION

Marketing & Storytelling

BUSINESSES
RELATIONS

Communication & Collaboration

ORGANIZATION

Grants, Fundraising & Sustainability

EVENTS

Events & Experiences

OUR PROJECTS

GETTING OUR HANDS DIRTY

MAIN STREET BUENA VISTA is using our own five-point approach based on the National Main Street Approach, but tailored to Buena Vista's unique heritage, assets & needs.

Do you see an area that interests you? Let us know!

Building our Team

Winter 2022

A founding board of positive & energized lifelong residents, businesses, University employees & more

Community Outreach

Winter 2022

Meeting face to face with citizens, organizations & businesses to learn how we can best support a #VibrantBV

Community Meet & Greet

Winter 2022

It was a success! READ presentation here

Farmers Market

Winter 2022

Work with the BV Farmer's Market to make the experience even more engaging

Storefront Beautification

Spring 2022

Art from our community

will fill our

downtown

B2B Meet

Spring 2022

Local businesses will meet together regularly and have the chance to collaborate, network, and support each other

Business Solutions

Spring 2022

Working with businesses to create new promotions & programs

Battle of the Bands Fundraiser

Summer 2022

First Annual Battle of the Bands! Food, entertainment & bands battling

for your vote!

Mountain Day

Fall 2022

Working with the BVAC to organize this year's Mountain Day

Placemaking

Summer 2022

More seating & public art in downtown

SVU Downtown Events

Fall 2022

New ways for SVU students to engage with downtown

Downtown Christmas

Winter 2023

Working with the city to make downtown super festive