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PLACEMAKING SUSTAIN

BANNERS & LIGHTS & DÉCOR PARKING DOWNTOWN PROGRAM

The DDA is responsible for a year-round and holiday specific Parking is one of the number one issues impacting downtown
decorative banner, light and décor program including production Delray Beach as well as many downtowns across the country.
and installation coordination to create a festive, fun and engaging With the completion in June 2019 of the first-year term for a
ambience for visitors and residents downtown. new paid parking component, the DDA remains focused on the
Parking Downtown Program, ensuring there is management,
NEW HIGHLIGHTS measurement of compliance and turn over with the goal to
• Produced and installed 54 new banners for the Pineapple drive business to the downtown. In addition, the DDA was
Grove Arts District. instrumental in enhancing communication with the City of
• Coordinated the installation of 74 July 4th holiday banners. Delray Beach and the Parking Management Advisory Board
• Tropical theme holiday lighting installed: “Happy Holidays by advocating for a new board with a relationship to the DDA.
from Delray Beach” at Gateway, “Good Ship Lollipop”
at Libby Wesley Park, Flamingos and Fish in Pineapple Grove
roundabouts, Smiling Starfish at Worthing Park, Palm Trees
& Fish on poles from I-95 to A1A, Light Pole Wreaths on NW
5th Avenue, Painter’s Pallets on NE 2nd Avenue, and a Sphere
Tree at the Beachside Pavilion.

LIT UP

The ambience of the Pineapple Grove Arts District
neighborhood has been lit up courtesy of the DDA.
Beautiful new decorative café string lighting has been
added over the four blocks of NW 2nd Ave to drive
awareness and traffic north from Atlantic Ave.

DOWNTOWN SAFETY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

The Safety Ambassador Program is operated and funded by the DDA to assist in making downtown Delray Beach safer and friendlier. The
Yellow Shirts are on bike and foot patrol from 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 7 a.m. -11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The
footprint is between NW/SW 6th Ave east on Atlantic Avenue to A1A and one block on either side of Atlantic Avenue on NW 5th Ave
and NE 2nd Ave. The safety ambassadors are utilized for safe walks to the car, assistance with nuisance issues, and as an overall presence
during events and populated evenings downtown. The program continues to have a positive impact on the community enhancing the
perception of safety within the downtown. The ambassadors work collaboratively with the City Police Department addressing quality of
life issues and providing assistance with identifying transient visitors.

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