Compared to other urban redevelopment approaches, Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) - special geographically defined zones that are authorized to collect taxes from their members and then manage those revenues to serve a variety of purposes - have had relative uncontreversial success. Since...

Although most people probably have not heard of them, Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) have proliferated across the globe. Geographically defined zones authorized to collect taxes from businesses within their boundaries, BIDs have significantly changed urban governance and revived business...