Business Improvement Districts and Small Business Advocacy: The Case of San Diego's Citywide BID Program

Robert J. Stokes
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Robert J. Stokes: Drexel University

Economic Development Quarterly, 2007, vol. 21, issue 3, 278-291

Abstract: Urban analysts have pointed to the importance of neighborhood commercial districts in enhancing amenities and providing low- to mid-skill-level employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for local residents. Business improvement districts (BIDs) offer an innovation to the problem of urban commercial decline. This work addresses one key policy question: How can cities use BIDs to assist their small business base? This work differs from previous examinations of BIDs in that it addresses localized policy and administration of a citywide BID program, not collective assessments of larger BIDs nationally or theoretical issues of accountability or governance of BIDs. The case of one citywide BID program in San Diego, California, is offered as an illustration of the prospects and issues related to the use of BIDs as a small business enhancement strategy.

Keywords: business improvement district; economic development; special districts; small business development; San Diego (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1177/0891242407302325

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