Pattern for Progress President and CEO Adam Bosch introduced at the Rockland Business Association”™s April luncheon at Nyack Seaport a new initiative to help the mid-Hudson region”™s cities, towns and villages improve pedestrian traffic in their centers of commerce. Titled “Main Street-Hudson Valley,” the initiative will publish a series of research papers that focus on challenges and opportunities facing communities and will host a monthly webinar series to share best practices for growing local business. Pattern for Progress will add a resource center to its website that will be updated throughout the year with blogs, entries and other resources that will be helpful to Main streets across the region and plans to hold a “Main Street Initiatives” conference later this year. Visit pattern-for-progress.org for more information.