Downtown Improvement District Inc

Pd is the day-to-day management entity for the downtown-portland region. Free downtown events include: winter lights, winter holiday events, downtown worker appreciation day, and summer outdoor music and performance evening in downtown parks, to name a few. Pd co-manages a visitor kiosk with visit portland in the downtown area to encourage tourism.

Pd maintains a parking validation program: park & work. Park & work provides parking discounts for low to moderate income employees, or unpaid volunteers. Employees present parking tickets to their employers, who in turn affix a discount stamp.