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PLACEMAKING SUSTAIN

Decorative Lighting Program Street Pole Banner Program

The DDA has created a year round and seasonal — Christmas Responsible for the street pole banners throughout the Downtown
Holiday and Valentine’s Day — decorative lighting program District including creation and installation.
to create a festive, fun and engaging atmosphere for visitors
and residents Downtown. Assets include: • Installed new banners in the Pineapple Grove Arts District.
• A beautiful Sphere Tree on the beachside at Atlantic
• Welcome to Downtown banners
Avenue and A1A, brought to you by: The Delray – Created and ordered 67 replacement banners
Beach DDA, Marriott Residence Inn, Boston’s On the – 24 new banners for Federal Highway intersection
Beach and Caffé Luna Rosa.
• Twinkle lights and garland festoon the Delray Beach 67 375 24
Pavilion, and the Visitor Information Center on the REPLACEMENT POLE BANNERS
beachside at Atlantic Avenue and A1A. BANNERS Creation and installation HIGHWAY
• Twinkle lights and holiday decorations adorn the Libby throughout the Downtown BANNERS
Wesley Plaza at SW 5th Ave and Atlantic Avenue.
• Pineapple painter palette displays on the light poles District
along Pineapple Grove Way.
• Gold starfish lined with red twinkle lights adorn the The Set
light poles along Atlantic Avenue from I–95 to A1A.
A new identity is emerging for the long–standing residential and
26 500 42 business communities surrounding the Atlantic Avenue corridor,
from Interstate–95 to Swinton Avenue. This area, collectively
HOLIDAY ROPE LIGHTS VALENTINE referred to as the West Atlantic Neighborhood, has a new name
WREATHS Maintenance and HEARTS that reflects both the rich history of the area and the growth and
replacement throughout investment it is currently experiencing: The Set.
Displays on the Lights on street
NW and SW Downtown poles throughout Funding from the DDA provided the following:
5th Avenue light • Brand development
Downtown • Created, purchased and installed new banners
poles • Purchased and installed rope lighting for poles

In addition to WARC, the West Atlantic Branding Initiative is
collaboratively supported by the DDA, Office of Economic
Development, CRA, DBMC, Greater Delray Beach Chamber of
Commerce and the Spady Museum.

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Executive Director Laura Simon, along with the City of Delray NEW BANNERS POLES DECORATED
Beach Downtown Manager, Community Improvement Director Puchased and installed rope
and Clean and Safe Sergeant attended the Responsible Created and installed lighting on Atlantic Avenue
Hospitality Institute (RHI) Sociable City Leadership Summit in throughout the Downtown between Swinton and West
Charleston, SC in March 2016 to learn more about tools for
investing in a safe and vibrant nightlife. District 12th Avenue

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