St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership wins award
September 28, 2020 - The St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership was honored by the International Downtown Association for writing and publishing the 2020 Downtown Development Guide. The IDA awarded the St. Pete organization the Downtown Achievement Award of Excellence. The Downtown Development Guide, unveiled in 2019, is a comprehensive overview of the state of downtown. It "catalogues what we’re doing right now as a community and sets the stage for what we are working towards over the next 10 years,” Jason Mathis, CEO of the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, said in a news release. The guide should serve as a model for other communities, said David Downey, president and CEO of the IDA, a Washington, D.C.-based organization for urban place professionals.