Discover Polk CBD Board has initiated four Working Groups: Clean and Safe, Business Retention and Recruitment, Marketing and District Branding, and Streetscape Enhancements. Working Groups are flexible, advisory groups, who can strengthen the CBD by including the voices and efforts of community members. --For example, the...
Iana Dikidjieva has accepted the DPCBD offer to manage the environmental and economic enhancements, advocacy, events and fundraising we proposed in our Management Plan! The DPCBD Board of Directors will contract for Iana's services, as well as services for clean and safe streets and...
Today the San Francisco Board of Elections tallied the ballots from property owners in the Discover Polk neighborhood, and reported that we had a majority in favor of forming the CBD! The Board of Supervisors heard from supporters and one opponent, considered the election results,...
One of the benefits of a CBD is graffiti abatement. Businesses and residences can count on support of the CBD crew to remove paint, stickers, tape, etc, from their property in a timely and effective fashion, thereby avoiding costly and annoying violation notices for the owner....
Did you know that there are at least 73 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in New York City alone, representing a budget of over $134 million and including over 85,000 businesses? In Los Angeles, there are 42 property-based BIDs, and in Philadelphia, at least 14. Washington,...
We don't have to look any further than immediately south of the Discover Polk district boundaries for evidence of effectiveness of CBD services. Lower Polk CBD has only been operational since January 2016, and has already had a significant impact. Alleys and sidewalks are cleaner, sidewalk...
The Discover Polk CBD will offer greater citizen involvement in our community. Democratic accountability is built into the bylaws of the CBD in the form of board and committee membership. We will have greater voice in City Hall to lobby for the services we need...
Discover Polk CBD will attract businesses to vacant buildings, address homelessness, keep our neighborhood clean, reduce crime, act as a public forum and city liaison, and coordinate marketing efforts to help local businesses and residents. It will enable business and property owners to take a...
