Growth is inevitable. Community investment is necessary.
Downtown St. Pete is changing rapidly.
As our city center continues to grow, it may be time to invest in urban management services offered in other Florida cities like Tampa and Jacksonville. Providing additional cleaning and safety measures will help to ensure our downtown remains a premier location to live, work, shop and dine with clean streets and safe parks. Investing now, while St. Petersburg still has a secure and desirable downtown, will make it less expensive to mitigate urban challenges that have impacted other large cities across the country, and will help protect property values for the long term.
A better downtown begins with us.
The St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership is exploring the creation of a Downtown Improvement District. The St. Petersburg Downtown Improvement District would provide additional security services, ambassadors, graffiti removal, trash collection, and give downtown businesses and residents more resources to strategically address issues in our changing urban center.
Proposed Improvement District Map
5th Ave. N. to 5th Ave S. and 5th St. N. to Waterfront
Supporting a Cleaner, Safer, More Vibrant Downtown
About the St. Petersburg Downtown Improvement District
SPDID is a place-based management non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the long-term vitality, high quality urban spaces, and cleanliness of Downtown St. Petersburg. Our mission is to enhance the public realm through coordinated ambassador services, maintenance, stakeholder engagement, and close collaboration with City departments, downtown businesses, cultural institutions, residents, and visitors. As a locally focused 501c3 organization, SPDID brings deep knowledge of downtown’s geography, stakeholders, and public spaces, allowing us to deploy services that are both responsive and effective.
For more information about SPDID, please contact Shaun Drinkard, Chief Executive Officer Shaun@stpetedid.org | (727) 821-5166