Downtown Tampa Services and Programs

Guides | Safety | Downtown Security Network | Clean & Safe | Maintenance | Transportation Management Organization
Business Development & Marketing | Events Grant Program |  Beautification, Urban Planning & Design

Tampa's Downtown Guides The eyes and ears of downtown. Their mission is simple - to provide a safer and accessible environment for people in downtown.  From simple directions to parking and dining choices to changing your tire, these Guides are here to help you make the most of your experience downtown.  You may see them patroling in an electric vehicle called a GEM car, or on foot, or via bicycle, assisting a downtown visitor in need.  They are trained by some of the best organizations in the area, and they do it all free of charge seven days a week.  Tampa's Downtown Guides are available Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. To reach the Guides, call 813-267-2220.

Safety Tampa's Downtown Guides offer their presence for additional safety by being the eyes and ears for the downtown community. The Guides offer directions, assist stranded motorists, provide restaurant suggestion and even parking options.  Their "good-will ambassador" role is a vital part of the Downtown Security Network, working closely with the Tampa Police Department to observe and report suspicious activity.

Downtown Security Network

The Downtown Security Network (DSN) was formed in 1994 together with the Tampa Police Department.  The DSN has developed a close working relationship with downtown businesses and residents and delivers important information to the network's members, which total more than a thousand.  It helps deter suspicious activity by being additional eyes and ears, acting as unarmed safety ambassadors.  From crime stats to weather reports, this network is responsible for many of the alerts distributed to the area's working community.  You can subscribe to receive Downtown Security Network notices by clicking here.

Clean & Safe Our very own Clean Team works to preserve the clean and safe image of the downtown area.  Formed in 1994, it helps with supplemental trash removal, maintenance of public areas, and even a little landscaping.  Many cities have implemented their own clean and safe program, and Tampa's has been used as the role model for many places, including ones in the United Kingdom. Through its efforts, more than 357 tons of litter are collected annually. Maintenance Tampa's Downtown Clean Team provides minor landscaping, supplemental litter and trash removal, and maintenance to public areas located within the SSD in order to preserve the clean and safe image of the greater downtown area.  Team members also observe and report code enforcement issues, trip hazards, streetlight outages, and other relevant concerns related to the maintenance and safety of downtown.

Business Development & Marketing

This program promotes downtown Tampa and the Intown concept by publishing communication pieces, such as Tampa's Downtown Guide Book, Tampa's Downtown Directory, and more.  The program also serves downtown leasing agents by providing them with various tools such as access to collective Web sites and the opportunity to meet with other leasing agents and potential tenants in an effort to recruit new business for downtown.  It also focuses its efforts on marketing downtown Tampa in social media and supporting various programs to attract people to downtown throughout the year.

Events Grant Program

As part of the Partnership's goal to foster vitality and economic growth to the community, an events grant program has been established to assist organizations in bringing their activities to downtown Tampa.  The events grants program is funded from a porttion of the Special Services District assessment.  Interested parties should review the application for details as to what these funds can be used for and to apply.

Transportation Management Organization (TMO)

The TMO promotes commuter options, current resources and upcoming projects involving or affecting all aspects of downtown transportation.  Serving as the liaison between the private and public sectors, the TMO works to better all matters relating to accessibility and mobility.

Beautification, Urban Planning & Design

This program helps make downtown Tampa more inviting by beautifying green space and public areas through redevelopment projects, landscaping and urban design, and public art.  The proram also supports and partially funds downtown's SSD area and various small-scale projects as needs arise, often in venture with other entities.