Business Improvement Districts

Business Improvement Districts (BID). The dataset contains locations and attributes of the BID jurisdictions (Downtown, Golden Triangle, Mt. Vernon Triangle, Adams Morgan, Georgetown, and NoMa), first authorized under the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996. This layer also contains the Mt. Vernon Community Improvement District (CID). Jurisdictions were identified from public records (websites, legacy GIS data, real property records).

A Business Improvement District (BID) is a self-taxing district established by property owners to enhance the economic vitality of a specific commercial area. The tax is a surcharge on the real property tax liability. The tax is collected by the District of Columbia and all revenues are returned entirely to the nonprofit organization managing the BID. Business and property owners control the BID and how funds are spent. There are currently 12 BIDs in the District of Columbia.

The Department of Small and Local Business Development manages the certification of BIDs and the BID charter extension process.
Organization: District of Columbia
Organization URL: https://catalog.data.gov/organization/district-of-columbia
Last updated: 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
Tags: Adams Morgan, Business, Business Improvement District, DC, DMPED, District of Columbia, Downtown, Economic, Georgetown, Golden Triangle, Mt. Vernon Triangle, Special Jurisdiction, Special Taxing Area, Washington DC