Downtown
Sixth Annual Spring Clean Up rocked
On May 12th, we joined with other business owners, community volunteers, downtown residents, property owners and others as we Swept Up, Raked Up, Washed up, Picked Up, and Cleaned Up our downtown. Read all about it in the Columbian.
Give your Mom Flowers for Mother's Day -
A WHOLE BASKET of them!!!
Every year VDA lines the streets of downtown with beautiful flower baskets. This year, you can make a donation to the program and we'll send a card to your mother, telling her of your gift to Vancouver in her name. To learn more or to make a dontation to the VDA Flower Basket Program, click here!
Mom will love you even more!!!
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A Call to Mural Artists!!
This summer the Clark County Mural Society is launching the Summer of Murals
Seven Walls, Seven Artists, One Summer.
We are looking for artists to submit concepts for one of the 7 historical themes listed on our website.
Artists will be designing and painting the murals themselves and must demonstrate the skill and talent to do so.
Artists are asked to visit the website to familiarize themselves with the details, review the suggested historical and cultural themes, and then create a proposed design for the competition. Deadline for submissions is May 17th, either online or by mail.
Downtown Employee Off-Street Parking Permit
Pilot Program Extented beyond October 31, 2012
As of February 1st, the parking pass will be only $30 to program participants.
The City of Vancouver desires to promote downtown employee parking at off-street parking facilities, long-term metered or monthly permit parking stalls, or use alternative transportation modes such as bike or bus. Learn more here.
What is Vancouver? What is our story?
We want your opinion.
Vancouver's Downtown Association is doing some important work and they would like each one of our neighbors to help by taking this anonymous, and easy survey. It might take about 20 minutes to complete. If you need to come bacok to it again…that's great! Just use the same computer to complete the survey. There are few multiple choice questions because it is more important for us to know what YOU think rather than what we think you might think.
Here's why: Every City tells a story. Whether that story helps or hinders the vitality of the city depends on how well that story is managed. Do we know what downtown Vancouver is saying to visitors? To residents? To business owners? Downtown Vancouver is presently working with Civilis Consultants to take control of downtown's message by building its Civic Identity--a narrative thread that can be woven into marketing and promotional materials, business recruitment efforts, event planning, long range planning, downtown revitalization, and relationship building between stakeholder groups.
Please click here to complete the survey. It is entirely anonymous, completely confidential, and contains a few questions that are sure to make you think of the beautiful city of Vancouver in a new light! A quick note on the survey: some of these questions are not easy, but please give each one your best shot, even if they seem repetitive! And note, some require answers about the city as a whole, and some require that you focus on DOWNTOWN, so be on the lookout for the difference.
Civic Identity results and recommendations will be drawn directly from your feedback and will be presented to downtown on July 12, 2012 -- put it in your calendar.
Questions? Contact VDA Executive Director Lee Rafferty at director@vdausa.org
Vancouver Business Resource
Connect with a mentor, register for a workshop, find the networing group you've been looking for, or learn what you didn't know you didn't know.
I love Downtown!!
VDA thinks that the best way for our downtown's story to be told is to give the mic to the people who are living it up close and personal. Business is booming! We love the diversity that our downtown has.
First, watch this video. Then contact Lee Rafferty at the VDA office director@vdausa.org and see how the Downtown Retail Strategy Team (one of VDA's hardworking committees) can help answer your questions and show you the opportunities that exist here.
If you are thinking about expanding, relocating, or starting a new business- Downtown Vancouver could be just what you're looking for.
There are so many reason to run a business in downtown, click here to learn more.
VDA Welcomes our Newest Members!
2nd Bloom |
Bleu Door Bakery |
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Torque Coffee |
Gouger Cellars |
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Heritage Bank |
Advanced Electric |
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Visiting Angels |
Meier Engineering |
Clean & Safe Downtown
A program to Improve storefronts, lighting, and fostering a cleaner and safer downtown!
What is the Clean & Safe Downtown Program?
Established through a City of Vancouver Community Development Block Grant and in support of Vancouver's City Center Vision, qualifying businesses and property owners can apply for a cash loan or grant mix for facade improvements and projects to increase visibility into and out of street level space.
Funds can be used for lighting under awnings, inside display windows and on trees adjacent to the property. Enhancements like these will foster a cleaner and safer downtown community. Interested in learning more?
Walka Walka Walking Map
Click here to download the latest downtown walking map and see what you've been missing
Main Street Tax Incentive Program is calling your name...will you answer?
Want to help your favorite downtown and get a big tax credit at the same time?
Well of course you do...Learn more here.
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