A cleaner uptown butte

Increases store front occupancy, increased revenues and residential occupancy while creating jobs within the Uptown Business Improvement District. Unique districts like Uptown Butte across the U.S. have experienced. Research from The Brookings Institution, “Our research on smaller communities has found that community amenities such as recreation opportunities, cultural activities, and excellent services (e.g., good schools, transportation options) are likely bigger contributors to healthy local economies with traditional ‘business-friendly’ measures.’  

What Like Communities Experienced:

  • 25% increase in storefront occupancy

  • 100% increase in property values

  • Increased job creation

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STREETSCAPE & MAINTENANCE

One of the highest priorities of property and business owners is cleanliness and the appearance of the common-area spaces of Uptown, including streets, sidewalks, alleys, and parks. The Uptown BID will invest significant resources in ensuring the common-area spaces of Uptown are clean and attractive. Area’s may include garbage and recycling receptacles, tree guards, cigarette butt receptacles, and benches. The maintenance may also implement plowing the alleys and cycle tracks, provides graffiti removal, sidewalk cleaning, and assistance in snow and ice removal for the ratepayers.

Objectives:

  1. Work with business and property owners and other stakeholders to improve Uptown Butte’s appearance and cleanliness.

  2. Coordinate and deploy the operation of the Uptown Clean Team to best serve the needs of the Uptown property owners and businesses.

  3. Coordinate with community partners and Uptown stakeholders to improve the street environment using place-making initiatives and street decor: planters, flower baskets, boulevard trees, banners, flags, holiday decorations, benches, trash receptacles, public art, and place-making.

  4. Evaluate and implement garbage and recycling expansion and improvements as needed.

  5. Aid in snow removal services for all Uptown alleys, protected bike lanes, and for Uptown property owners as a contracted service.

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