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What is a Business Improvement District?

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A Business Improvement District (BID) is a private sector funding mechanism designed to improve the environment of a business district with new services financed by a self-imposed and self-governed property assessment. These services are provided exclusively within the district, and are different from – rather than a replacement of – those already provided by the City. In 2018, the City of Reno and a group of business and property owners in the Downtown area formed a BID to address operational and functional issues within the area.

The Downtown Reno BID is managed and operated by the Downtown Reno Partnership (DRP), a private, non-profit Downtown Management Organization (DMO). They work with businesses, property owners, residents, city and county government to make the core of the city cleaner, safer and friendlier with the ultimate goal of creating a vibrant downtown area.

BIDs have a track record of success – nationally, they have a renewal rate of 99%, and there are studies that show they have a positive effect on property values, sales, and occupancies.

To learn more, visit: Downtown Reno Partnership
View the Downtown Action Plan
Hardship- Application for Exemption

Call the DRP Ambassador Hotline: (775) 313-4080

The Downtown Reno Partnership ambassadors are available via the Ambassador Hotline: 775-313-4080.

You can call with questions, comments or feedback about their work. You can also call them if you see an issue in downtown that needs to be addressed. This is a non-emergency hotline. Ambassadors help with cleaning, escorts, social assistance, navigation and similar services.

Where does the BID Exist?

The Downtown Reno BID encompasses a large area of the downtown bounded roughly by Interstate 80/9th Street to the north; Wells Avenue to the east; the Truckee River, California, and Moran Streets to the south; and Keystone Avenue to the west. Please refer to our map below for more information.

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