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Partnership Programs DOWNTOWN DEBRIEFING SERIES Features eight DOWNTOWN TAMPA FLORIDA breakfast events annually, focusing on important development issues TampasDowntown.com SPECIAL that impact Downtown Tampa, including topics such as commercial and residential development, urban planning, arts & culture, SERVICES DISTRICT transportation initiatives, City of Tampa updates, and other timely HELPFUL PHONE NUMBERS downtown related issues. 2016 Tampa Police Emergency...... 911 ANNUAL DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT FORUM TampasDowntown.com A half-day event that explores innovative ideas in urban development and serves as a catalyst for discussion and problem solving for major Tampa Police Non-Emergency...... 813.231.6130 urban issues. Participants hear from private and public leaders, and industry specialists who offer insight into local, regional, and national Tampa Fire/Rescue...... 813.232.6805 trends in their fields of expertise. Tampa’s Downtown Guides...... 813.267.2220 ANNUAL MEETING & LUNCHEON The Partnership’s signature event celebrates accomplishments, and inducts the Tampa Downtown Partnership Partnership’s new leadership. Keynote speakers deliver thoughtful Project Manager...... 813.857.8274 discussion, exciting downtown updates, and the Partnership’s vision for the upcoming year. Tampa Downtown Partnership Director of District Operations...... 813.221.3686 DOWNTOWN TAMPA URBAN EXCELLENCE
AWARDS Celebrates businesses, organizations, individuals, Hillsborough County Info...... 813.272.5900 events, and projects that have made significant contributions toward creating a unique, vibrant, and diverse downtown environment – and City of Tampa Info...... 813.274.8211 have made a lasting, positive impact on Downtown Tampa, based on leadership, innovation, hard work, talent, and community spirit. Solid Waste Department...... 813.348.1146
Membership Property Code Enforcement...... 813.274.5545 Tampa Downtown Partnership membership represents over 200 diverse stakeholders, including national corporations, locally owned businesses, civic organizations, government agencies, downtown property owners, arts and cultural institutions, and individuals. Membership provides opportunities to improve and promote member businesses, build relationships, and a platform to voice key issues. Additionally, the Partnership provides up-to-date downtown
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Formed in 1994, the clean and safe programs were developed to provide supplemental services to public areas located within the Downtown Special Services District. Many cities around the world have implemented clean and safe programs to augment services already being provided within their own Business Improvement District (BID). Tampa’s programs have been used as exemplary standards by other downtowns as far away as the United Kingdom.
The mission is simple… provide a cleaner, safer, and more friendly environment for workers, residents, and visitors to the area. Zumba in the Park
TAMPA’S DOWNTOWN GUIDES Tampa’s Downtown Guides Placemaking & Public Space Development 813.267.2220 PROVIDE FREE SERVICES: The Tampa Downtown Partnership’s Placemaking initiatives advance our • Directions Monday through Friday...... 7 am to 8 pm public spaces into highly programmed and attractive places. Placemaking • Restaurant suggestions Saturday...... 11 am to 8 pm is a multifaceted approach to the planning, design, and management of • Stranded motorist assistance with flat tires and dead car batteries Sunday...... 7 am to 4 pm public spaces. Recurring initiatives include events such as Rock the Park, • Downtown parking and event information Yoga in the Park, Zumba in the Park, and Mayor’s Food Truck Fiesta. • And much more… Public activation and storefront and sidewalk grant programs are offered to ground floor downtown business and property owners to incentivize TAMPA’S DOWNTOWN GUIDES help provide a safe and inviting downtown public realm activation and physical improvements. environment through their role as on-street ambassadors. They help deter suspicious activity as downtown’s additional eyes and ears, and offer a friendly “concierge” type service. The Downtown Guides are unarmed public safety ambassadors, First Aid Certified, and work Marketplace Development closely with the Tampa Police Department through the Downtown Security Network and Marketplace development focuses on retail business recruitment and Downtown Business Watch programs. They patrol the Special Services District (SSD) on retention. This is achieved through prospective business engagement foot and in the service vehicle. Helping to keep things “green” in downtown, the Downtown and existing business support. Other initiatives include collaborative Guides patrol in an electric vehicle called a GEM Car. This mode of transportation replaces promotions coordination, merchant forums, and the facilitation of the a traditional vehicle, which costs the SSD only 70¢ per day to operate, and reduces the Growth and Commerce Committee. Downtown Guides’ carbon footprint.
On-going training is an essential element to the Guides’ performance, and they receive some of the best available from organizations like Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, the American Automobile Association (AAA), Tampa Fire Rescue, Tampa Police Department, Visit Tampa Bay, and more.
2015 FIGURES—DOWNTOWN GUIDES Launch of Downtown Zipcar Share Service Contacts...... 71,023 Stranded Motorist Assists...... 958 Transportation & Planning Merchant Visits...... 14,792 The Partnership’s Transportation Management Organization looks for Security / Emergency Assistance...... 71 ways to improve downtown commuting and parking options, and works to implement a transportation vision for downtown. Its goal is to provide maximum accessibility and mobility to and within the urban core, and to Tampa’s Downtown Clean Team reduce congestion by offering mobility options that are fast, convenient, and green. 813.857.8274 By focusing on good urban design and development regulations, the Monday through Friday...... 6 am to 3 pm Partnership helps guide the conversation and direction of open space Saturday and Sunday...... 7 am to 4 pm use, redevelopment projects and public art projects. The Partnership’s Transportation Committee and Urban Design Committee keep downtown stakeholders engaged and provide a voice for transportation TAMPA’S DOWNTOWN CLEAN TEAM provides supplemental litter and planning issues. and debris removal, minor landscaping, and maintenance to the sidewalks, curbs, and other public areas located within the Downtown Special Services District, to maintain a clean and safe downtown experience. Team members also observe and report code Marketing & Communications enforcement issues, trip hazards, streetlight outages, and other relevant concerns The Partnership’s communications efforts promote the downtown, brand related to the look and safety of downtown. the experience, and engage and inform stakeholders, the community-at- initiatives improve the aesthetics of downtown’s streetscape BEAUTIFICATION large, visitors, and potential investors. through such programs as potted plant installation and special trash collection. WEBSITE The Partnership updates www.TampasDowntown.com with Tampa’s Downtown Clean Team and Tampa’s SPECIAL EVENT ASSISTANCE current information on downtown businesses, development projects, Downtown Guides are available for hire to meet and greet event goers, hand out trends, destinations, parking, a special events calendar, and more. valuable literature, give directions, and provide maintenance at special events through The Guidebook, Dining & Entertainment trash removal, disposal, set-up, take-down, and more. PRINT MARKETING Guide, and the Special Service District Brochure are just some of the For details about fees or to schedule services, please call 813.221.3686, or promotional materials distributed to keep people in the know. Co-op visit www.TampasDowntown.com to download a request form. advertisements and promotions are used to market individual downtown entities collectively under the downtown brand.
2015 FIGURES—CLEAN TEAM NEWSLETTERS “Monday Morning Memo” and “Downtown After Hours” are weekly publications disseminated for up-to-date business, Trash collected manually (in tons)...... 254 Sidewalk pressure washing (face blocks)...... 34 development, transportation, and program and event news. Bags of trash collected...... 25,401 Code & safety issues reported...... 168 SOCIAL MEDIA The Partnership gets social with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram, keeping the followers engaged and
Downtown Security Network informed about downtown issues and events. The DOWNTOWN SECURITY NETWORK (DSN) was formed in 1994 by the Downtown Partnership, in close collaboration with the Tampa Police Department. This program developed a close working relationship with downtown businesses, companies, property owners, employees, and residents to make Downtown Tampa a safer and more inviting place for workers, residents, and visitors. One of the most important roles of the DSN MEDIA RELATIONS The Partnership promotes newsworthy is to disseminate vital information to the network’s 4,000+ members. During hurricane season, the Partnership works closely with Hillsborough County downtown stories to the local media for airing and publication. Emergency Management (EOC) to distribute emergency alerts to the downtown community. COMMUNITY RELATIONS Partnership staff members EMERGENCY ACCESS CARDS The emergency access card program was developed to assist emergency and rescue crews to identify key participate in various community boards and committees, and work on individuals authorized to initially enter the downtown area following a disaster or emergency. collaborative initiatives with a variety of organizations.
WEATHER, TRAFFIC AND SECURITY ALERTS Working with local government officials, the Partnership disseminates timely alerts on MARKET RESEARCH Demographic data and trends are collected security, weather, and traffic conditions. and analyzed, and downtown development is tracked to help guide the Partnership’s programs, and to provide valuable information to community partners, stakeholders, and investors.
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