Business Improvement Districts and the Shape of American Cities

By Jerry Mitchell

Book Overview

Examines the impact of business improvement districts on the quality of contemporary civic life.

Jerry Mitchell provides a comprehensive analysis of business improvement districts (BIDs)-public-private partnerships that shape city places into enticing destinations for people to work, live, and have fun. Responsible for the revitalization of New York's Times Square and Seattle's Pioneer Square, BIDs operate in large cities and small towns throughout the United States. Mitchell examines the reasons for their emergence, the ways they are organized and financed, the types of services they provide, their performance, their advantages and disadvantages, and their future prospects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791473104
• ISBN13: 9780791473108
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher