A business improvement district (BID) is a specifically designated area of a city where property owners (sometimes business owners) pay an assessment to fund projects, improvements and marketing within that district’s boundaries. In Reno’s case, all property owners within the boundary are assessed a fee based on their property value to pay for the BID. These districts provide services, such as cleaning streets, providing security, making capital improvements, construction of pedestrian and streetscape enhancements and marketing. The services provided by BIDs supplement the city’s existing tools and resources and do not replace them.