The efforts of Portland P.R.I.D.E. have earned it recognition for commercial district revitalization by meeting standards for performance set by the National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street Center. Portland P.R.I.D.E. joins over 500 other Main Street revitalization programs nationally recognized as a National Main Street Program for 2003.

"Effective Main Street revitalization programs create vibrant commercial districts with many different uses, where people come not only to shop, but also to work, live, and have fun. By stimulating economic vitality and adapting historic buildings for new uses, Main Street districts are places that define community," says Kennedy Smith, director of the National Trust's Main Street Center.