A community’s downtown business district, its Main Street, is the heart of that community.  It is about much more than just commerce. Main Street gets to the heart of the resident, the tourist, the commuter, and those passing through.  A successful Main Street has the ability to create emotion along with that "sense of place" feeling.

Historic Downtown Sidney strives to have an economically vital, visually appealing, diverse Main Street that embraces our history as well as maintains our hometown character.

Historic Downtown Sidney is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization under the umbrella of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce that uses the Main Street Four Point Approach™ to enhance downtown Sidney's social and economic vitality.  Created by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Four Point Approach™ is a comprehensive method centered on Design, Organization, Economic Restructuring, and Promotion to revitalize downtown. Historic Downtown Sidney became Accredited by the National Main Street Center in 2008.

In 2006, Historic Downtown Sidney, in cooperation with the Nebraska Main Street Program, conducted a visioning session. An all-encompassing vision was developed and can be found here.