The Future of our Downtown

Join us on Thursday, October 18th from 7:30-10:00 at Contois Auditorium for a presentation and discussion with Brad Segal of Progressive Urban Management Associates (PUMA). This informative event will highlight the future of Burlington's Downtown Improvement District and how our community and create a thriving and competitive downtown for decades to come.

In collaboration with the City of Burlington, we have contracted with PUMA to examine the current structure of Burlington's two Downtown Improvement Districts and access the feasibility of a full service DID here in Burlington.

PUMA founder and president, Brad Segal has extensive experience in downtown management and community development as both a practitioner and consultant. A self-proclaimed “urban therapist,” Brad is one of the nation’s leading authorities on downtown trends and issues, reinventing downtown management organizations and forming business improvement districts to finance them, and pioneering efforts to create healthy communities.