Partners: City of Cheyenne, Laramie County County, Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce, Visit Cheyenne, Cheyenne LEADs, etc., potential and current developers, realtors and businesses.

Major Projects - The DDA often partners with City and State government to assist in developing major projects such as the Union Pacific Depot, Parking Garage, Depot Plaza, skywalk, downtown restrooms, the 15th St. parking lot, and various road and utility projects. The DDA works with the City of Cheyenne to explore possible grant funding for downtown improvements.

Business Recruitment and Investor Marketing - The DDA is working to attract new development and industry to the downtown district. A Downtown Business and Investor Recruitment package is being updated to be used to actively seek qualified local, regional and national investors and businesses. Additionally, the DDA offers valuable market data, a list of available properties and other tools for site selectors, developers and individuals considering downtown Cheyenne as a location for a new business under Available Properties on the home page.

Parking - The DDA contributes annually to downtown parking by leasing an entire floor of the parking structure at $63,000/yr. to provide subsidized parking to new users (user cannot have previously received a parking permit for the garage through the City) of the parking structure for 1 year. The subsidized parking is an economic development tool used to attract new investors to downtown and for existing downtown businesses and property owners (new users only) to encourage downtown employees who do not currently use the structure to do so. A new parking lot at Warren and 17th Street helps to alleviate the parking pressure due to the success of many businesses between Central and Warren Avenues. The DDA continues to develop parking strategies for downtown.

Downtown Cheyenne Mercantile Association (DCMA) - The DCMA is an autonomous membership organization, which the Cheyenne DDA partially funds, to support the needs and interests of the business community throughout the downtown area. Currently, the DCMA has approximately 45 members and facilitates three annual downtown events.

Vacancy List - The DDA communicates with property owners and real estate agents to maintain a list of downtown vacancies to use in recruiting downtown businesses. The DDA website allows property owners and realtors to post information about available downtown properties for sale or lease. See form under Available Properties on the home page.

Business Support - The DDA funds and provides administrative support for the Downtown Cheyenne Merchants' Association, funds a Holiday Ad Grant Program, administers the Boots Walker advertising program and is generally available to assist businesses when asked