Main Street Creative Corridor

unded by a 2011 Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The plan, created by the University of Arkansas Community Design Center and Marlon Blackwell Architects, has received awards from the American Institute of Architects and The American Society of Landscape Architects. Certain blocks on Main Street are in the process of being reconstructed to include Low Impact Development streetscapes with funding by a grant from the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It will include rain gardens, porous pavers, bio-swales, and other techniques to improve water quality. An increasing number of public, private and non-profit groups have already invested in Main Street in recent years led by the Downtown Little Rock Partnership. Funding for a wide variety of art and lighting installations for the Corridor is provided by ArtPlace America and Educational Foundation of America.