Who We Are
Met The Team
Met The Board Members
Find our Annual Report
Arts In The District
The District hosts over 30 murals, sculptures, and other artworks.
Downtown Columbia
Gift Card Program
Met The Board
15 Board Members who live/work/play in The District.
3 Full-time staff
5 Open to the Public Committee Meetings
History
The District is made up of Columbia History.
The Sharp End, Historic Black-Owned Business District
North Village Arts District
Avenue of The Columns
Night Life
Shows, Concerts, Food, and so much night!
Over 300 Yearly Events
Hosted in The District,
Downtown Columbia
13 events hosted by District staff
600 Businesses
Let's find you a great place to eat
Grants for District Businesses.
Block by Block
Clean Team
Serving the District for 10 years
Check out The District Projects
-The Gateway Plaza
-Holiday Cheer
Downtonw Safety Ambassadors
Coming Soon!
5 Ambassadors coming beginning of June. A partnership between the University of Missouri, the City of Columbia, MO, and the District.
Downtown Columbia
DISCOVER THE
DISTRICT
It’s Good to be Here!
Discover the District
The District is bound by three college campuses and encompasses 50 square blocks downtown. These blocks contain more than 300 individual properties, over 5000 residents, and over 600 businesses, non-profits and government entities in Columbia, Missouri.
50
Square Blocks Downtown
Divided into five sections- the Sharp End, the Government District, the North Village Arts District, the Stollway, and Flat Branch
600+
Businesses
Local retailers, restaurants, services, art galleries, fitness studios, hotels, theaters, event spaces, nonprofits, and government
5000
Residents
The number of residents in the District has increased drastically since we formed in 2011. We are also home to many events and festivals.
Our Mission
The District is a live/work/play neighborhood that sparks the creative, eclectic, and local. We’re a constantly adapting community of people, blending tradition harmoniously with high tech and the latest trends in fashion, food and the arts.
The Downtown Community Improvement District (CID) is an independent organization dedicated to keeping Columbia’s downtown—The District—vital by encouraging a centrally located, live/work/play neighborhood, creating an authentic, dense and sustainable urban space, cultivating a creative and innovative culture of diverse enterprises, and maintaining the local and eclectic flavor of the area.
Learn More About Our Mission
Upcoming
Events In The District
Our Services & Programs
The District advocates for our businesses, residents, and visitors to our local community and government. We provide many services within our boundaries to improve the District overall and make every experience downtown the best it can be.
#itsgoodtobehere
Block By Block
Block By Block keeps the District clean by sweeping and power washing sidewalks, removing graffiti, recycling cigarette butts, and sanitizing major touch points
Volunteer opportunities
4A Change is our homeless outreach team that help our homeless community by connecting them with social services, detoxification, shelter, and housing
Business ADVOCACY
The District has partnered with the SBA to provide financial and business development consulting and resources to our businesses recovering from COVID
