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Development
& Improvement Districts
The Colorado Community Revitalization Association assists
Development & Improvement Districts (DIDs) with services
in education, advocacy, information, and collaboration.
CCRA works with downtown and commercial center revitalization
throughout the State of Colorado to support the efforts
of DIDs to revitalize Colorado’s neighborhoods through
the use of creative financing, promoting new development
and growth, and preservation and rehabilitation of existing
resources.
CCRA unites our membership, board members, and partners
for improved legislative and governmental partnerships;
for enhanced knowledge and skills for DID directors, managers,
and staffs; for public and voter relations, and for the
benefit of the citizens in districts.
Education
DID education programs improve the level of expertise
of renewal and revitalization professionals and other
development practitioners. CCRA offers opportunities to
attend professional development forums and conferences;
to observe the impacts and better understand the process
of innovative deal making; to share experience and knowledge
through roundtables and speaking engagements; and to provide
other education programs for the lay public interested
in long-term financing for revitalization.
Education programs build capacity to spur commercial,
office, and retail development opportunities to serve
the needs of Colorado communities. CCRA’s Annual
Conference includes tracks for DID professionals to understand
the tools and mechanisms available, and for beginners
interested in forming a DID. CCRA works with partner organizations
to hold educational seminars, workshops and meetings on
timely subjects.
Advocacy
The advocacy program facilitates forums to build consensus
and a unified position on common issues. CCRA is advantageously
placed to represent DIDs’ interests on state legislation,
initiating, supporting, opposing or amending statutes
and regulations on issues affecting districts.
CCRA supports DIDs’ innovative development projects
with public recognition. Each year CCRA accepts nominations
for the Governor’s Awards for Downtown Excellence.
This unique awards program highlights successes of districts,
state and local governments, and private and community
partners.
Information
Information is disseminated to members in a variety of
formats including the CCRA monthly newsletter with DID
success stories of public-private partnerships and news
on legislation, preservation and rehabilitation, and current
events. CCRA members receive information through district
news and notification of upcoming DID events and forums.
CCRA’s statewide list of DIDs serves as a primary
source of information for legislators, lobbyists, community
members, and developers. The list includes Business Improvement
Districts (BIDs), Downtown Development Authorities (DDAs),
and Urban Renewal Authorities (URAs) and how and why they
formed.
In 2007-2008, a CCRA-led study of Colorado DIDs will assess
their impact and identify the most effective practices
in urban development, and models for attracting investment
to a district. The information gathered in this study
will then be used to create redevelopment handbook for
professionals with a step by step procedural guide based
on real success stories of development and renewal, to
be distributed to districts and local governments throughout
the state.
Collaboration
DID members have access to all membership groups and are
invited to attend conferences, forums, and member-only
networking events. CCRA believes that through networking
and information sharing, truly collaborative and innovative
efforts are born. CCRA initiates this process so that
all stakeholders may determine priorities that are distinct
from other projects yet in line with Colorado markets
and politics.
CCRA collaborates with DIDs, county and municipal governments,
economic development corporations, districts, industry
suppliers, non-profits, community groups, private developers,
financing sources, and other member to achieve revitalization
goals.
CCRA’s work with the Colorado Municipal League and
Progressive Urban Management Associates has spurred some
of the most exciting DID dialogue looking to future directions
and goals for district programs.
CCRA provides technical assistance through assessment
programs. DID leadership is invited to participate on
the assessment teams, or DIDs may benefit from an assessment
of projects and services by an impartial group of experts.
Please visit our
Members Section Library to find articles and
reports.
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Colorado
Community Revitalization Association (CCRA) / 240 S. Broadway, Suite 201.
Denver, Colorado 80209
Tel. 303.282.0625 / Fax 303.282.0658
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