The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) was established in 1990 to represent over 8,000 members across a 90 square-block area of downtown Vancouver. With an annual budget of $3.5 million CAD, the DVBIA is governed by a 15-member board and works to champion an unmatched urban experience through placemaking, beautification, marketing, and ensuring downtown Vancouver is walkable, bikeable, and welcoming for all.

1. About the DVBIA

2. WHO WE
ARE

3. • Established in 1990
• 90 square-block district of Downtown Vancouver
• 8,000 members – commercial property owners and tenants
• BIA levy on all commercial properties
• Collected by the City and 100% remitted to us
• Budget: $3.5 Million CAD
• Governed by a 15-member Board of Directors

4. OUR
VISION

5. Downtown Vancouver is where everyone
is welcomed and wants to be.

6. OUR
MISSION

7. To champion an unmatched
urban experience.

8. OUR
GOALS

9. Downtown Vancouver is a distinctive
sense of place and arrival.

10. Downtown Vancouver is walkable, bikeable and
liveable.

11. Downtown Vancouver is the regional hub for
high-quality jobs, unique businesses and
innovation.

12. Downtown businesses have a positive social,
economic, cultural and environmental impact on
society.

13. Members, stakeholders and staff are engaged in
the well-being and success of the association.

14. PLACEMAKING

15. BEAUTIFICATION

16. CLEAN,
SAFE AND
WELCOMING

17. MARKETING/PROMOTING
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18. NEW VISION OF
DOWNTOWN
VANCOUVER
FOR THE YEAR
2040

19. Downtown Vancouver
Re-Imagined Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M95F84AVy9c

20. 5 YEAR-STRATEGIC PLAN 2017-2022

21. We are Downtown
Van Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5BeMy_01r4