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Main Street Oakland County (MSOC)
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Who we are... Main Street Oakland County (MSOC) is an economic development program specifically targeted to provide technical assistance to the 30 traditional downtowns in the County.
These historic commercial districts each have a unique sense of place which, as a part of a national trend, are becoming increasingly popular as places to do business, shop, dine, live and experience family activities.
MSOC is now a partner with the National Trust's Main Street Center, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Founded in 1980, the National Trust's Main Street Center's Four Point Approach of: Organization, Design, Promotion and Economic Restructuring, has been successfully utilized in over 2,000 downtowns in 40 states since 1980.
Our Mission is.. "To maximize the economic potential and to preserve the heritage and sense of place of Oakland County's historic commercial districts by encouraging and facilitating the use of the Main Street Four-Point Approach which emphasizes economic development within the context of historic preservation."
How we originated... Under the leadership of County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, and with the unanimous support of the County Board of Commissioners, Oakland County Planning Group established the first County-level Main Street program in the U.S. in February 2000.
MSOC is housed within the Planning Group of the Planning & Economic Development Services Division of Oakland County's Department of Community & Economic Development. Oakland County is now a partner with the National Trust's Main Street Center and contracts with them for services to the County and local communities. What we do... Empower Oakland County's traditional downtowns to establish and/or maintain successful, comprehensive, ongoing revitalization programs Build a greater awareness of the economic and quality of life importance of revitalizing and maintaining the County's historic commercial districts Provide the stakeholders of Oakland County's traditional downtowns with technical assistance and training resources Provide information about downtown revitalization to the County's communities, business organizations, and residents Assist communities in implementing the "Main Street Four Point Approach" to downtown management in each of the County's traditional downtowns and corridors Facilitate networking and communication between communities about downtown revitalization Provide information about County business finance programs and other economic development resources to existing downtown businesses and to those considering downtown locations Monitor and measure progress and success in local downtown revitalization efforts Assist each of the 30 traditional downtowns and town centers in the County to help them realize their full economic development potential while preserving their sense of place.
How to contact us... Main Street Oakland County Staff Our Partners and Sponsors... Upcoming Events... 2009 MSOC Workshop Series - Tools to Help You Stay in the Game in a Tough Economy REGISTRATION & WORKSHOP SERIES INFORMATION
REGISTRATION BROCHURE (download for agendas, speakers, registration, and workshop location information - or click on the links above and below)  (file size 790 kb)
Save the Date card (file size 904 kb) Click on each workshop link for:
-Updated information and additional details (updates posted regularly)
-Info on Professional Continuing Education Credits for AIA & AICP -June 19th: Downtown Economic Reality: The Good & The Bad
-July 17th: Destination Downtown: The Rise of Place Based Assets
-August 14th: Lead Your Downtown from Brown to Green
2009 Main Event - Save the Date! October 23, 2009
Previously Offered Events, Conferences, and Workshops ...
Main Street Oakland County Awards...
2009 MSOC Awards:
-2009 Call for Nominations- Downloadable Nomination Packet (255 K)
2008 MSOC Awards
Award Winners & Nominees and Call for Nominations
Links of interest...
Main Street Oakland County (MSOC) Related:
Downtown Revitalization Related: Historic Preservation Related: Oakand County's Business Roundtable:
Quality of Life Committee You will need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader if it is not already installed on your system.
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