Downtown Business Improvement District Corporation

Maintenance - downtown maintenance teams provided sidewalk and curb cleaning, trash bagging, and removal of litter in all 110 blocks of the downtown bid, placing special emphasis on heavily traveled pedestrian areas, especially on aftermath of major events. The heavy maintenance crew utilized street cleaning equipment in the early morning hours, painted light poles, utility boxes and trash receptacles, and made minor repairs, on a daily schedule. Street-level graffiti and illegal posters were removed or painted over within 24 hours of report.

Homeless - dbid provide day services center for individual adults experiencing homeless to promote self-sufficiency, wellness, recovery and employment. The outreach team also connects individuals experiencing homelessness downtown with the downtown day services center to secure permanent housing. For the stakeholder, the bid address public space cleanliness and defects, law enforcement, homeless outreach efforts and building/lighting improvements to improve the streetscape and encourage orderliness. The bid contracts with sasha bruce youthwork to operate the youth drop-in center located at 925 g street, nw. Downtown is gathering place for young people experiencing homeless who are disinclined to seek out adult shelters or service centers.