Working Together: Supplementing Traditional Districts with Wine, Beer, and Restaurant Districts
You have a property and business improvement district, perhaps even a tourism improvement district. To you, these are old news. The new news … is restaurant, wine, and brewery districts. Each of these districts can exist on top of your existing PBID, BID, or TID. And even better, these districts can supplement and build upon […]
Renewing a PBID? For Best Results, Start in January
By Melanee Cottrill, Civitas Do you remember how long it took to form your PBID? All the work that goes into a formation, determining boundaries, debating which services are really needed, coming up with a realistic budget, and then getting property owners to buy in can take a year or more. When it comes time […]
Out with the Old: Could you benefit from BID Modernization?
By Melanee Cottrill, Civitas The year was 1989. Business improvement districts were a new concept just starting to spread around the United States, having originated in New York in the late 1970’s. In California, a new state law allowed cities to take the first steps into a brave new world populated with BIDs. In 1994, […]
Conquering Business Improvement District Formation Delays
By Gina Trechter, Civitas Whether you are renewing or forming a Business Improvement District (BID), it’s is imperative to start the process early to establish timely funding and to ensure uninterrupted activities. There are many unknown variables in the process that could potentially cause a delay – Below are some tips to help you get […]
