Gives you a voice

• Opportunity to join a DSA committee that helps shape public policy, and maintain Downtown as a thriving urban center
• Most recently, on behalf of DSA members:
• DSA played a key role in ensuring state wide funding to the replace the Viaduct with a tunnel
     
• DSA successfully encouraged the City to secure funding for a new Downtown homeless services center
     
• DSA successfully lobbied the Mayor for Downtown zoning changes to attract more jobs and housing

Keeps Downtown clean, safe and vibrant

• DSA manages the Metropolitan Improvement District to provide $4 million of additional clean and safe services for Downtown
• Last year, the MID picked up 11 tons of garbage; and removed nearly 10,000 graffiti tags from public and private property
• Downtown ambassadors assisted 4,364 homeless people; and provided 559 security escorts
• Partnered with Seattle Police Department to increase patrols in critical Downtown corridors
• Produces the annual Holiday Wonderland and carousel at Westlake Park which attracts nearly 80,000 riders each year
• Every summer hosts nearly 60 Out to Lunch concerts throughout Downtown
• Produced Nutcracker March, a public art project with fifty decorated sculptures placed throughout Downtown
• Implements multi-media advertising campaign to promote Downtown attracting visitors throughout the year

Info and resources that help your business

• Comprehensive list of Downtown development projects
• Online economic profile with data on office, housing, retail market trends, tourism, transportation statistics, pedestrian counts
• Market surveys on Downtown commuters and visitors
• Annual economic report to promote further business development in Downtown
• E-mail communication system that alerts your business of emergencies and public safety events in Downtown Seattle
• Breakfast forums to become informed on key Downtown topics
• Monthly newsletters that keep you posted on issues impacting Downtown
• Annual State of Downtown event to assess Downtown’s latest economic conditions
• Commuting resources for Downtown businesses and employees offered by DSA’s partner program Urban Mobility Group

Company visibility

• A wide variety of sponsorship opportunities to increase your business’ visibility in Downtown and throughout the business community
• Listing in the DSA member directory distributed to nearly 500 other DSA members
• Opportunity to have your company participate in marketing and promotional pieces distributed to thousands of Downtown customers
• Featured in the monthly DSA newsletter (new members)
• Networking opportunities at DSA events
• DSA Membership roster available online with links to company web sites
• Annual Downtown Champion Award program recognizing companies that advance DSA’s mission
  

Please contact Carolyn Tow, DSA Member Relations Manager for more about membership at
206-623-0340 x3205 or email: carolynt@downtownseattle.org