The Downtown Tucson Partnership is a nonprofit, 501 (c)(6) corporation created in 1998 to implement enhanced municipal services for the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID). As the primary advocate for Downtown Tucson, their top priority is to provide core services through the Enhanced Services Agreement (ESA) with the City of Tucson. Those services include maintenance and cleaning, security, marketing and promotions, advocacy and relationship building, and economic development.
The Downtown Tucson Partnership (DTP) serves as a catalyst for making Downtown Tucson the place people want to live, work, and play; where new ideas happen; and that is the economic development and cultural epicenter of the region.
Kathleen Erikson
HRS recruited Kathleen Eriksen from Michigan to serve as the President & CEO in 2016. Since joining DTP, the downtown has experienced a continuing building boom including new hotels, office space, and mixed-use housing. Kathleen played a leadership role in developing and implementing the DTP Connects homeless outreach program in downtown Tucson; decreasing the homeless rate by 96% in the first 3 months of the program.
Kathleen’s work with downtown development, building restoration and social change issues has garnered international attention and numerous awards including the Pinnacle Award in Leadership and Management by the International Downtown Association, the Merit Award by the American Institute of Architects, the Building Award by the Michigan Historic Preservation Society and a feature segment on HGTV’s Restore America series.
Kathleen is an internationally recognized urban / downtown leader and is currently serving as a board member of the international Downtown Association.