DC BID Council Luncheon

February 2011

Agenda

• Collective impact of BIDs

• Work of the BID Council

• Upcoming challenges

• Center City Action Agenda

Washington DC BIDs:

• Spend over $22 million improving the city

• Collect over 5,000 tons of garbage annually

• Have 140 cleaning staff keeping streets and sidewalks clean

Answer over 1 million visitor questions a year

Organize over 250 days of special events

BID Special events

• National Cherry Blossom Festival

• Arts on Foot• Holiday markets• Capital Fringe Festival• House tour• Outdoor movies• Concert series• Festivus• Bicycle Rides• Artomatic• Fashion Night Out• Emergency preparedness

fairs• Cherry Blossom Resident

Boat Cruise

• Hill and Go Seek Bicycle Scavenger Hunt

• Community picnic• Oktoberfest• Taste of Georgetown• Holiday Tree Lighting • Farmers’ markets • Adams Morgan Day• Taste of Mt. Vernon

Triangle• Fitness events• National Night Out• Great Urban Race

Beautify public spaces

• 15,000 bulbs planted

• 500 hanging baskets

• 300 new trees

Lead the way on greening

Install public art

Development in BIDs

• 83 million SF of office with an additional 22 million SF planned

• Housing under construction in 3 BIDs

• Additional 14,000 units planned

BIDs create jobs

• Over 250 people employed at BIDs, many in entry level jobs

• Over 370,000 people work in BID areas (53% of the jobs in DC)

Fiscal Impact of BIDs

• Over $1 billion in tax revenue is generated in BIDs

– Economic engines that drive the district

– More than the budget for the DC school system

BIDs improve business areas

Additional tax revenue

generated

Funds for city programs

The DC BID Council

• Communicate work of BIDs

• Share information

• Collaborate

• Research

Spreading the word about the BIDs’ work

• Newsletter

• Website

• breakfast for City Council staff

• GSA Quarterly update

• BID Profiles

Collaboration

• Organize trainings for BID staff

• Meetings with Office of Tax and Revenue

• Public space permitting

Collaboration

• Meetings with MPD about public safety

• Information sharing on vending regulations

• Nightlife economy issues

Upcoming Challenges

• Economic development

• Constrained city budget

• Transportation: streetcar and circulator

• Parks

Parks

• Both National Park Service and City Parks and Recreation

• Policies that affect urban parks

Streetcar and Circulator

• Future Streetcar planning/OP land use study

• Funding• Circulator Planning Study

Economic Development

• City Investment strategy

– Debt cap

– Center City Action Agenda

• Commercial property tax rates

www.dcbidcouncil.org