The Iowa City Downtown District is a story in of itself, a place steeped in local flavor and history, alive with participatory art and music, a living room to the University of Iowa, a home to literary giants, and an extraordinary community experience. We’re more than just great shopping and restaurants. If you’ve never been, you should be here.
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Cigarette Litter Prevention Campaign
Cigarette litter has been an ongoing and increasing problem for our downtown businesses. In the Downtown District, business owners and maintenance staff spend countless hours weekly, picking up cigarette butts. ICDD has respond to this problem by applying and winning the $1000 Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Litter Prevention grant, in order to purchase a few ash receptacles to be placed at key transition points throughout the District. As a part of the grant the ICDD has received 600 pocket ashtrays to be handed out by the Downtown Beat Cop, Officer David Schwindt and at the ICDD office.
Downtown Ambassadors on the Streets
The ICDD has partnered with the City of Iowa City to launch the Downtown Ambassador Program, which will welcome and ensure guests and community members feel invited and safe Downtown. Downtown Ambassadors are easily identified by their gold shirts with a special logo and the word "Ambassador" imprinted across the back with goals to interact with business owners, help maintain and keep Downtown clean by providing litter removal, and work with the Downtown beat police officer on safety concerns. Check out the story on KGAN
Building Change Grant Recipients Announced
Through the Building Change program, the City of Iowa City offered incentives to upgrade buildings Downtown and in the Northside Marketplace. The City of Iowa City received 16 proposals for the Building Change Program in March 2013, for a total of more than $1.3 million in improvements to downtown buildings. A committee of staff from Economic Development, Community Development, Urban Planning and Housing & Inspection Services reviewed the applications and determined that eight proposals were eligible and could be funded in this first round. Check out the 2013 grant recipients!
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