Additional BID News
Benefitting the Homeless
About 10 times a year, the BID's Downtown Homeless Services Team--a six-person homeless outreach unit-- conducts training workshops about the homeless to get the public property managers, elected officials and other decision-makers to help homeless people in a positive way... MORE
A New Website for a New Decade
As you can see, the Downtown BID has re-launched its website. Our new logo and overall brand repositioning are reflected in the site's crisp graphics and fresher, more contemporary look and feel. New and improved navigational features make it easier for users to follow their interests, be they finding related stories, connecting to neighborhood activities, exploring Downtown businesses and points-of-interest or reading BID-prepared research and reports. Welcome...
Downtown Neighborhood Survey
Answer a few questions, win a prize -- sound good? Check it out...
Downtown Stewards
Richard H. Bradley, Downtown BID executive director, and his wife, Ellen McCarthy, director of planning and land use at Arent Fox LLP, are the joint recipients of the Partners for Livable Communities’ Entrepreneurial Leadership Award for their combined role in advancing a "renaissance" in Downtown DC using progressive urban planning techniques....
Pay the Piper
Good news for the city’s future: DC Council Members Jack Evans (Ward 2) and Jim Graham (Ward 1) have introduced a bill to add BID tax payments to "Clean Hands" regulations...
A New Look
As part of the Downtown BID’s Streetscape and Streetlight project, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has construction on several Downtown streets...
Neighborhood News
Church Celebration
The Church of the Epiphany’s (1317 G Street) parish house turns 100 this year. The first of several events to celebrate its centennial will begin on Sunday, February 14, at 11:00 am. The theme of the special service, “An Anchor to Downtown,” will highlight the 166-year-old church’s ties to the neighborhood...
ARTs Party
Pull out your most fabulous, artful accessories and mark your calendar for the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s (SAAM) 5th Annual ARTrageous Gala on Saturday, February 27, at 8th and F Streets...
Celebrating a New Beginning
It’s the year of the Tiger and Downtown is celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year with the Chinese New Year Parade, which happens on Sunday, February 21, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, on H Street, between 6th and 8th in Chinatown...
Meter Changes
The free ride is over. As of January 19, free Saturday parking was eliminated, so it's time to feed the meter. Nighttime enforcement hours also have been extended, so be diligent...
More Meter Changes
Short on cash and can’t feed the meter? Help is on the way. The city has introduced a new parking meter pilot program that accepts credit and debit cards as well as coins...
A Favorite for K
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has selected a preferred design alternative-a two-lane center transit way with loading zones-to redesign and reconstruct K Street between Washington Circle and Mount Vernon Square...
Lincoln Tribute
Abraham Lincoln’s birthday falls in February, and to celebrate, Ford’s Theatre (511 10th Street) has a lineup of events extraordinaire to commemorate the nation’s 16th head of state...
Fine Wine
Get ready for the 11th Annual Washington, DC International Wine & Food Festival taking place from Thursday, February 11 through Sunday, February 14 at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center...
Affordable Pursuits
Seeking half-price tickets to the performing arts? The Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington (923 F Street), CAGW, has enhanced its online discount ticket site...
Downtown Neighborhood Survey
Downtown 
Need an escort to your train, bus, car or office? If you're within Downtown BID boundaries, try this free service. (202) 624-1550 
Temperatures are dropping. If you see a homeless person in crisis PLEASE help them get to safety by calling 800-535-7552, our 24 hour hotline.
What can you get for a buck? How about a trip to Downtown, Georgetown, the ballpark, the National Mall or hundreds of other DC destinations? The Circulator is cool, comfortable, cheap and quick. Find out more. 
This cool tool has all the web info you need to get around the metro DC area like a pro.