著者

明野 斉史

出版者

日本不動産学会誌

雑誌

日本不動産学会誌 (ISSN:09113576)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.19, no.1, pp.66-71, 2005

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The business improvement district (BID) is the new concept of utilizing private sector, in order for public administration to make a central city area revitalization. The approach is one in which a geographically defined majority of property owners and/or merchant agrees to provide an extra level of public service in a specific area by imposing an added tax or fee on all of the properties and/or businesses in the area. Examples of services include supplementary security, additional street cleaning, and the unique marketing of events.<BR>The impetus for creating a BID may come from real estate developers, property owners, merchants downtown associations, or from within local government itself. In most jurisdictions, local government legally establishes the district pursuant to state law, collects the special tax assessments or fees, and then transfers the revenues over to the BID to use as it sees fit. In communities across the county, BIDs have used their funds to transform downtown areas into exciting, interesting places where businesses want to relocate and people want to work, shop, live, and have fun.