Come Celebrate 10 Years With Us
Release Date: Friday, November 2nd 2007
The Downtown BID is turning 10 and we would like to invite the Downtown community to celebrate with us as we recognize the early believers, Downtown champions and key individuals that brought the BID to fruition, forever changing the face of Washington, DC’s urban core. In addition to reflecting on the past decade of change and transformation, we will acknowledge an even more exciting future that lies ahead. Our celebration of this very special milestone in the history of this organization, and the District of Columbia, will evoke the sights, sounds and sensations that are the essence of the Downtown DC experience.
Since 1997, the BID has been a leader of change for Downtown and through the corps of safety, hospitality and maintenance workers known as SAMs, the BID has delivered a high level of services that property owners, tenants, residents and visitors have come to expect. Our homeless program moves more than 30 people per month off the streets. Since 2000, we have leveraged an initial $500,000 investment in streetscape-related activities into more than $30 million in total improvements. The BID works closely with municipal and federal governments, as well as other organizations, to support programs that retain and expand businesses. In recent years, the BID has expanded its mission by providing research and other information resources to business, cultural, retail and residential tenants in an effort to help diversify the Downtown economy.
Today, Downtown DC has re-emerged as the cultural and entertainment center of the region. It is a place that creates memorable experiences because of its unique role and character. In celebrating our past, the BID also is looking to the future to create a Downtown experience that is truly “Vibrant, Inviting and Smart.” While we remain focused on basic “clean, safe and friendly” services, as characterized by our SAM corps, our new Downtown VISion will guide us in delivering programs, services, insights and tools to maximize Downtown DC’s economic, social and cultural competitiveness.
So join us on Tuesday, November 13, at 8:30 am for our 10th anniversary celebration in the new Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street), for a Downtown power breakfast, anniversary program and live music and entertainment. RSVP today by calling 202.638.7700 or e-mail rsvp@downtowndc.org.
