Business Improvement Districts,9780874209006

Business Improvement Districts

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ISBN13: 9780874209006
ISBN10: 0874209005
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2003-01-01
Publisher(s): Urban Land Institute
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Summary

Thoroughly updated to include the latest information, this practical guide covers the best practices for planning, organizing, and financing BIDs; the services they provide; and how they are operated and managed.

Author Biography

Lawrence O. Houstoun Jr. is a principal with the Atlantic Group Consulting Firm.

Table of Contents

Foreword v
Chapter 1 Introduction, by Paul R. Levy 2(14)
Definition of BIDS
3(2)
Why BIDS Are Created
5(3)
What BIDS Do
8(5)
Where BIDS Are Heading
13(3)
Chapter 2 Legal Foundations 16(22)
The Evolution of State Law
17(2)
Louisiana's Act 498
19(1)
The Elements of State Law
20(13)
Reform of Pennsylvania's BID Law
33(3)
New Jersey Court Upholds Assessments
36(1)
Lessons Learned
37(1)
Chapter 3 Planning and Organizing a BID 38(32)
Sponsoring Organization
39(3)
Outreach
42(2)
Planning
44(3)
Budget
47(1)
Consultants and Contracted Services
48(1)
Staffing
49(1)
Service Area
50(1)
Bylaws and Boards
51(2)
IRS Status
53(1)
Assessment Method
53(2)
Municipal Service Agreements
55(3)
Previously Existing Organizations
58(3)
West Chester Business Improvement District
61(3)
Two Districts in Yonkers
64(1)
Downtown Seattle
65(3)
Starting a District in Toronto
68(1)
Lessons Learned
69(1)
Chapter 4 Managing a BID for success 70(48)
Measures of success
71(4)
Cleaning and Maintenance
75(5)
Security
80(7)
Marketing
87(6)
Planning and Design
93(7)
Transportation and Parking
100(8)
Advocacy
108(3)
Housing
111(2)
Taking Stock
113(4)
Lessons Learned
117(1)
Chapter 5 Small BIDS 118(24)
Commercial Area Small BIDS
121(13)
Industrial-Strength BIDS
134(6)
Lessons Learned
140(2)
Chapter 6 Outlook, Issues, and Trends 142(34)
Issues
144(16)
Trends
160(4)
Expansion of BIDS beyond North America
164(11)
What Is at Stake?
175(1)
Chapter 7 Case Studies 176(64)
34th Street Partnership, New York, New York, by Howard Kozloff
176(9)
Center City District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
185(13)
Coliseum Central BID, Hampton, Virginia
198(7)
Downtown DC BID, Washington, D.C., by Joshua Ray Levin
205(12)
Downtown Denver BID, Denver, Colorado
217(9)
LA Fashion District BID, Los Angeles, California, by Steve Gibson
226(8)
Takapuna Beach Business Association, Auckland Region, New Zealand, by Karen Remetis
234(6)
Index of BIDS 240(2)
Index of Topics 242

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