Economic Development Implementation
BID and Main Street Program
Feasibility Analysis and Formation Support
JS&A has worked extensively on helping a range of public and private clients assess the opportunity to enhance the capacity of existing neighborhood-serving nonprofits or form new nonprofits to guide local economic development efforts.
Client
DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD)
Service
Economic Development Implementation
Feasibility Analysis
Location
Washington, DC
JS&A has conducted a wide range of projects for the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development involving Business Improvement District (BID) and Main Street feasibility.
Project Scope
Main Street Feasibility Analysis
BID Feasibility Analysis
Community Engagement
Implementation Support
JS&A has completed an analysis of stakeholder receptiveness and formation feasibility for two new DC Main Street programs. Based in part on JS&A’s recommendations, the following programs were formed, accredited, and approved for dedicated funded by the District of Columbia: Lower Georgia Avenue Main Street and Upper 14th St and Kennedy St Main Street.
JS&A was retained by local stakeholder organizations to conduct a detailed feasibility analysis for forming a new business improvement district (BID) in the following six DC neighborhoods: Shaw, H Street NE, North Capitol, Tenleytown, Minnesota Ave/Benning Road, Brookland/Rhode Island Avenue. The project was funded in part by city grants and overseen in part by DSLBD.
JS&A has conducted extensive community outreach as part of Main Street formation efforts, including as members of 2019 “resource teams” in partnership with the National Main Street Center for The Parks Main Street and Woodley Park Main Street. JS&A has conducted a wide range of supplemental services on behalf of DSLBD to support established, newly formed, and prospective future Main Street programs.