Dallas Arts District

 

Downtown Dallas, Inc.

Since its inception on January 26, 2009, Dallas Arts District has operated under the umbrella of Downtown Dallas, Inc.

Stakeholders of the Dallas Arts District spent three years studying the future of the district, assessing its needs as a vibrant urban destination.  Through this process, Fregonese Calthorpe Associates was hired to create a “Strategic Assessment and Action Plan” for the Arts District, which was completed in May 2007. In 2008, Webb Management Services was hired to build on that plan and “write a business plan for an entity to represent and advance their common interests.” 

As a result, after incorporating the Plan’s recommendations with feedback from existing Arts District organizations, the Governance Sub-Committee of the Arts District Strategic Planning Committee finalized a vision and management structure for the future. That model utilizes existing assets of the Arts District and partners those strengths with the resources and programs housed within Downtown Dallas, Inc.

John F. Crawford, President & CEO of Downtown Dallas, Inc. elaborated, “Downtown Dallas, Inc.’s existing programs run the spectrum of initiatives related to public safety, capital improvements, maintenance, marketing, special events, public policy, urban planning, economic development, transportation and parking – a perfect parallel to the needs identified in the Dallas Arts District – from the installation of 20 security cameras in the District last September, to promotion of the Arts District through our Web sites and newsletters.  Through this newest partnership, we will be able to further leverage the organization’s resources, providing enhanced services tailored specifically to the District’s unique opportunities and challenges.

Downtown Dallas, Inc. is the principle advocate, champion and steward of Downtown, affecting change by developing strategies, setting targets and mobilizing resources that:

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