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The MRSCwebsite has a listing of resources for Sidewalk Repair and Maintenance programs at: http:I/www,mrsc.org/Subjects/PubWorks/Sidow,aspx Parking and Business improvement Araas What is a Parking and Business Improvement Area (PBIA)? A parking and business improvement area (PBIA) is designed to aid general economic development and to facilitate merchant and business cooperation. A PSIA is a local self-help funaing mechanism that ailows businesses and property owners within a defined area to establish a spacial assessment district. Funds raised can be used to provide management, services, facilities, and programs to the district. The Washington State Office of Trade and Economic Development pu blication, Organizing a Successful Downtown Revitalization Program Using the Main StreetApproach notes that PBIAs require a lot of effort and time to put together, and can be very politically sensitive. To date, very few PBlAs have withstood the test of time. What Can a Parking and Business Improvement Area DoT The activities in a parking and business improvement area are financed through a special assessmentthat is imposed on businesses, multifamily residential developments, and mixed-use developments located within the geographic boundaries of the area. The assessments can be used to finance: • construction, acquisition, or maintenance of parking facilities in the area; • decoration of public areas; • promotion of public events in public places in the area; • furnishing of music in any public place in the area; • provision of maintenance and security of common public areas; or • management, planning, and promotion of the area, including the promotion of retail trade activities in the area. Parking and business improvement areas are not explicitly authorized to promote tourism. MRSC Web Pages Go to http:l/www.mrsc.org/subjects/econ/ed-bia.aspx. Local and Road Improvement Districts Manual for Washington State Sixth Edition 85