Cities

TBID’s Ambassadors clean miles of sidewalks and greet thousands of visitors each year. Our staff works hard every day, coordinating cleaning, safety, and hospitality services; marketing the district; assisting small businesses and other stakeholders; providing a voice for the district through partnership with the City of Berkeley and University of California; and providing other crucial services that would not otherwise exist.

The Clean, Hospitality and Outreach Ambassador Team supports Downtown Roanoke Inc.’s mission  to make Downtown Roanoke the preferred place to work, live and play in western Virginia.

K-town Connect provides a highly-visible presence in Downtown Knoxville while conducting hospitality and quality of life services for the area. The Ambassador Program is a partnership between the City of Knoxville, Visit Knoxville and Knox County.

Ambassadors provide environmental maintenance services for Colfax Avenue BID, the historic corridor in Denver. The clean team provides daily services that include removing garbage, litter collection, graffiti removal, pressure washing and assisting in maintenance of street décor. 

The Vista Downtown Clean and Safe Program offers services through Ambassadors who give directions, provide restaurant and retail information, pick up litter, and offer other customer-oriented support to make Downtown Vista more inviting.

Small but versatile program to provide cleaning services in the heart of Brooklyn New York.

Small but versatile program to provide cleaning services in the heart of Brooklyn New York.

The Green Team and the Business Improvement District (BID) play an important role by keeping downtown a safe, clean, and welcoming place to work, live, and visit. The BID-funded Green Team provides supplemental cleaning and safety services within the six downtown neighborhoods of the Downtown Oklahoma City Business Improvement District. 

Block by Block provides a clean and safety program to the Downtown Frederic, which boasts a walkable retail area filled with independently owned shops, many housed in historic buildings and a vibrant restaurant scene.

The San Francisco Hospitality Ambassador Program is an exciting initiative to support the City’s recovery plan to jumpstart neighborhood recovery and support health, vitality, and safety in public spaces. The intent is to provide visitors and workers resources that welcome them back to downtown and provide a sense of safety, security, and well-being. The program will provide an experience for visitors and workers that makes them feel welcome and missed. Hospitality Ambassadors will be stationed in and around Downtown, Union Square, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, major employment centers and key downtown transit hubs to welcome, guide, and answer questions for visitors and workers returning to the office.

The City of Louisville collaborated with Block by Block to provide cleaning and safety services to key neighborhoods in the Metro Area.

Ambassadors will patrol 40-block stretch of Atlantic Avenue, from Pacific Avenue to the bike path, focusing on delivering cleaning and hospitality services in the resort area of Virginia Beach. 

Block by Block will provide hospitality services for downtown Greensboro. The Ambassadors will help provide assistance and recommendations to visitors of the city. They will also act as “eyes and ears” for the city and help local business owners and residents when needed.

The University District is comprised of the neighborhoods surrounding one of the nation’s largest public universities, The Ohio State University. It is an eclectic mix of thirteen distinct neighborhoods: The Circles, Dennison Place, Glen Echo, Indianola Forest, Indianola Terrace, Iuka Ravine, NECKO, Northwood Park, Old North Columbus, Peach District, SoHud, Tuttle Park, and Weinland Park.  Block by Block will be providing supplemental cleaning, safety and hospitality services to the University District.

Block by Block is partnering with the Downtown Boulder Partnership to create an 18-month pilot Ambassador Program. The program will blend some new elements with existing in-house services. The program will focus on creating a cleaner, safer and more hospitable environment for visitors, residents and other stakeholders. The city of Boulder is a major funder of the program making this a true public/private partnership. 

Block by Block provides supplemental cleaning, safety and hospitality services to the Short North Alliance, a thriving arts district in Columbus, Ohio.

The Downtown Tulsa Ambassador Team is on the job seven days a week to ensure Downtown is clean, vibrant and welcoming to everyone. Their goal is to improve Downtown with enhanced clean, safe and beautification services made possible by Downtown Tulsa property and business owners. The team works hand-in-hand with the region’s service and outreach organizations to aid Tulsa’s most vulnerable populations.

Block by Block provides supplemental cleaning services along Myrtle Avenue from Flatbush to Classon Avenues in the Clinton Hill and Fort Greene neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

Block by Block provides supplemental cleaning services to the 144 block area of the Midtown Community Benefits District in central Baltimore. This includes four distinct communities: Bolton Hill, Charles North, Madison Park, and Mount Vernon.

Small but versatile program to provide cleaning and safety/hospitality services in the heart of Augusta, GA while demonstrating the value of a program to the downtown stakeholders during BID petitioning.

Enhance the perception of cleanliness and safety in the downtown core. Safety Ambassadors patrol delivering good will and hospitality on behalf of DTSB. Cleaning Ambassadors provide maintenance to the enhanced streetscape, consisting of numerous flowers planters and hanging baskets. Cleaning staff also maintain the general appearance by tending to litter, graffiti, weeds and special projects, which will enhance the service district. Ambassador program provides safety, cleaning and venue set up for DTSB’s many events during the year.

Block by Block is proud to provide cleaning and safety services to Kalamazoo to serve the community’s needs by creating a downtown that is clean, safe, vibrant and welcoming.

Milwaukee’s walking concierges. Downtown’s spirit squad. Information gurus. Our Public Service Ambassadors (PSAs) go by many names. What remains consistent is their unwavering dedication to keep downtown Milwaukee clean, safe and friendly. From locating missing children to assisting disabled motorists, the PSAs serve as an extra set of eyes and ears for Milwaukee’s police and fire departments-making BID #21 one of the safest districts in the city and one of the safest downtowns in the country.

Removal of litter, weeds and graffiti. Set up, hospitality services and tear down for the many special events in the district. A Safety Ambassador element was added to the program in the summer of 2008 to enhance the awareness of the organizations services throughout the district as well as support events and other programming.

In July 2018, Block by Block began providing Clean and Safe Services to the Downtown Norfolk Council in Norfolk, VA. Sixteen Downtown Norfolk Ambassadors are excited to be a part of Block By Block while they continue to support and welcome visitors to Downtown Norfolk. Our Clean Team and Public Service Teams are responsible for a 50 block area which includes waterfront on the Elizabeth River. Unique to Norfolk, we provide free transportation within our downtown by use of FRED (Free-Ride Every-Day) a six-passenger electric cart. We always look for new and unique opportunities to encourage everyone to live, work and visit downtown because that?s what we?re all about.

The ambassadors of Uptown Dallas Inc provide cleaning services to make this unique district a better place to work, play, and live.

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The Houston Downtown Management District is a governmental agency formed by Houston Central Business stakeholders to improve the quality of the downtown experience. The District has facilitated many of the public and private projects that have transformed downtown over the last decade. The District began its revitalization efforts in 1995. To accelerate the renewal of the city’s urban core, the District set several important goals with quality of life as the underlying theme: building a lasting constituency for downtown; recruiting investors, retailers and tenants while retaining those already downtown; and making downtown clean, safe and attractive.

The Operations Center’s focus is to provide a clean and safe environment to over 350 blocks in the Central Business and North Warehouse District(s). To accomplish this in 2011 we initiated the Downtown Public Safety Guide program that serve as ambassadors to the general public as well as additional eyes and ears for the Houston Police Department. Additionally, we manage various capital improvement projects. Currently, we are undergoing renovations of Dallas St and Main St Soon, we will be starting the Allen Parkway projects.