The Week Ahead
Start with the place, then build the experience.
Main Street Waco is becoming the dependable front door to downtown: one current guide, one verified map, and one practical way to turn a few free hours into a real visit.
The Downtown WeeklyFounding Edition
Main Street Waco presents
A downtown built to make you stay.
Your Sunday guide to what matters, what is changing, and how to spend a better week in Downtown Waco.
- 01Explore verified destinations inside PID #1
- 02Build a downtown plan around your available time
- 03Follow the 12-block Historic Core as it changes
This Week Downtown
What matters before you head downtown.
Week in Review
The public map is now centered on the actual PID.
The current wayfinding foundation keeps promotional listings inside PID #1, preserves the district boundary, and organizes downtown into useful visitor-facing areas.City Hall Watch
Downtown decisions should be understandable before they are final.
City Hall Watch tracks sourced Council agenda items involving downtown access, public space, parking, construction, PID spending, and business conditions.Week Ahead
Use the verified map as the starting point.
Build a compact route from current PID destinations, then confirm hours and access details with each business before leaving.Visitor Advisory
Plan around current source limits.
Approved events and merchant-maintained hours are still being populated, so verify time-sensitive details at the first-party source.The Listening Report
The listening starts now.
Main Street Waco will ask direct questions, publish the combined results, and report what changes because people answered.
- No required email to participate
- Combined findings will be published
- Written comments are never published automatically
This week's questionHow does Waco really use downtown?Take the survey
Plan My Experience
Give us a few hours. We will make them count.
Start with your date, interests, and available time. Build a compact route from currently verified downtown destinations.
Start a planDowntown route3-5 stops
Choose a day
Set your available time
Add an event or starting point
Explore Downtown
Know where you are. See what is nearby.
Building the Core
Twelve blocks. One historic spine.
The Waco First plan concentrates on the historic core that connects civic Waco, Austin Avenue, the Silos gateway, Baylor, and the river. Main Street Waco will make that work visible and measurable.
Follow the buildAustin AvenueCommercial spine8th StreetSilos gatewayWashington AvenueArt boundary