Business Improvement District (BID)
In 2010, property owners began the petition process to establish the Downtown Arlington Business Improvement District (BID). A BID is a legal funding mechanism providing for self-assessment on properties within the approved BID boundaries. The BID Management Plan sets out an annual scope of services that Downtown Arlington provides through a contract with the City of Arlington. This work includes marketing, economic development, security, and beautification services that benefit our downtown stakeholders.
Is your business or property located in the BID boundaries? Make sure you're taking full advantage of all the benefits our Business Improvement Districts members receive, and register for your member portal access today. Contact our office by emailing DAMC@downtownarlington.org for more information.
In 2025, we will be going back out to the downtown property owners to re-establish the BID for another ten-year term. This requires a petition vote by the property owners themselves. Petition packets are being mailed to each owner of record, with signatures being collected between February and April 2025. The proposal to renew this legal funding that provides services and programs that benefit the assessment payers is as follows:
What You Get With Your Assessment
If you are a property owner within the Downtown Arlington BID boundaries, you should have received your Downtown Arlington BID Packet via regular mail. If you have not received it and/or have questions, please call 817-303-2800 or email damc@downtownarlington.org.
Thank you to all our property owners, the City of Arlington, and the University of Texas at Arlington for your continued investments in Downtown Arlington!