Throughout the world where they have been introduced BIDs have repeatedly shown improvements and benefits within their geographic areas for all of those involved including reduced crime rates, increased commercial property values, reduced homelessness, increased occupancy rates, increased footfall etc. The improvements are visible and tangible.
Benefits of Bids
| City |
Services Employed |
Results |
| Philadelphia, PACentre City District |
- Public Safety
- Maintenance
- Capital Improvements
- Marketing
|
- Crime decreased 40%;
- 75% of visitors say that area is safer & cleaner;
- In 10 years, emptied 350,000 30 gal bags of trash and dislodged 60,000 wads of gum.
- Homeless reduced from 800 to 250
|
| New York City, NYTimes Square BID |
- Public Safety
- Maintenance
- Community Service
- Capital Improvements
|
- Crime decreased 60%;
- Sanitation rating up to 90% from 54%
- Advocate of dispersal zoning
- Time Sq Visitors Centre
|
| Denver, CODowntown Denver Partnership |
- Maintenance
- Marketing
- Economic Dev
- Public Safety
|
- Crime decreased 27%
- Increased office occupancies, retail sales, housing units and pedestrian counts.
|
| Red Bank, NJRed Bank River Centre |
- Marketing
- Capital Improvements
- Events
|
- Increase in Occupancy from 65% to 97%
|
| El Cajon, CADowntown El Cajon Inc |
- Public Safety
- Marketing & Events
- Capital Improvements
- Maintenance
|
- Property values increased 20%;
- Crime decreased 12%
- $1 million streetscape
- 42 new businesses
- Graffiti decreased 17%
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