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| About the Downtown DC BIDThe Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) is a tax-funded nonprofit that works to revitalize the city's urban core. The District covers a 140-block neighborhood near the U.S. Capitol to the White House where property owners tax themselves to make their community cleaner, safer and more vibrant. The tax is used by the BID to purchase services and capital improvements that supplement those provided by the city. The Downtown BID consists of approximately 825 properties within the area bounded by the National Mall on the south, Massachusetts Avenue on the north, Louisiana Avenue to the east and the White House to the west. The Downtown BID encompasses the Penn Quarter, Gallery Place, Chinatown, McPherson Square, Federal Triangle, Midtown and Franklin Square neighborhoods. The Downtown BID began services in November 1997 when the Downtown Safety and Maintenance (SAM) teams took to the streets to provide the signature "Clean, Safe and Friendly" program. Today, the Downtown BID is enhancing the area by providing vital services such as hospitality, safety, maintenance, public space programming, streetscape, homeless services and transportation improvements, economic development and marketing and communications. The BID promotes Downtown DC as a world-class commercial, cultural and residential destination. The result is a vibrant, inviting and beautiful experience for residents, visitors and merchants, property owners and investors. For more information: |
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