Welcome to Bradenton and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), the voice of the business community located with in the Central Business District. 

 

The DDA serves as a business advocate between the public sector and the private sector. This partnership between government and business has been the catalyst for successful, well-planned growth and development in the downtown area.  From providing direction and local information on site selection, space availability, key contact people, permitting process to zoning, the DDA is there to assist.  Helping the small retail store locate downtown to the developers changing the skyline of our City the DDA’s mission is to aid and promote.

 

As City Council appointed stewards of both the Bradenton Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the 14th Street CRA Trust Funds, the DDA provides financial aid through Façade Grants, Landscape Grants and some marketing and promotional funding.  Additional, the DDA has facilitated and funded several major capitol projects including city infrastructure (brick pavers sidewalks, period street lights with matching benches and trash cans) on Old Main Street, Barcarrota Blvd. and currently embarked on an aggressive Master Tree Plan implementation for the business district. . 

 

The DDA is concluding a Master Plan for the downtown business district and has initiated two neighborhood  visioning plans for developing key neighborhoods with in the business community, Village of the Arts and East Manatee.