First Street enables communities to connect with THC programs and services, develop peer networks, identify local opportunities, and share best practices for downtown management.
Aledo’s participation in the First Street Initiative will support ongoing action to strengthen the community’s historic downtown by focusing on the city’s unique assets and community priorities. Local leaders plan to use the program’s training and peer network to advance efforts related to local business support, public space activation, placemaking and community events. Additional details about upcoming opportunities for community involvement will be announced by the City of Aledo as they are developed throughout the program.
"Aledo is growing, and we are committed to growing well,” Mayor Shane Davis said. “Downtown is the heart of this community, and participation in the Texas Historical Commission’s First Street Initiative will provide us with valuable tools and partnerships to help us thoughtfully honor and strengthen our historic core, support local businesses, and ensure downtown remains a vibrant gathering place for generations to come.”
Aledo joined Allen, Brownsboro, Caddo Mills, Castroville, Cleburne, Cleveland, Dumas, Fort Davis, the Handley neighborhood of Fort Worth, Glen Rose, Grand Prairie, Hondo, Hughes Springs, Mansfield, Mercedes, Port Lavaca, Post, Rhome, Richmond, San Benito, the Silk Road Cultural Heritage District in San Antonio, Smithville, and Wills Point.
The First Street Initiative provides free educational and networking opportunities for downtown districts and urban neighborhoods that are interested in community revitalization and consider historic preservation a priority. First Street participants that are interested and eligible may pursue entry to the THC’s Texas Main Street Program, part of the nationally recognized Main Street America initiative.
For more information, visit www.thc.texas.gov/firststreet.
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