Columbia Heights | Mount Pleasant Main Streets
The heart beat of the city
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
District Bridges wants to celebrate these stories of connection, and uplift the small businesses that acted as the conduit for that special moment in your life. If you have a love story that happened in this neighbourhood, please share it with us an we will publish it on our website! Please, don’t hesitate to include images as well and share your amazing love story with us!
In 2016, District Bridges, at the time known as The Columbia Heights Initiative, was awarded our first DC Main Street grant to serve the commercial corridors of Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant by the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD). At that time, this Main Street designation was unique, as it was designated to serve two distinct neighborhoods which each faced separate and unique challenges. In the first year, we rebranded to become District Bridges and strived to build trusted and strong relationships in both communities.
Today, the District Bridges Columbia Heights | Mount Pleasant Main Street programs serve the businesses, organizations, and individuals who live, work and play in these two unique communities. Our Main Street programs provide direct technical assistance to local businesses to help them thrive. We also plan local events and promotions that draw people to the neighborhoods, create volunteer opportunities, and connect stakeholders.
Our team
Paco Ramos-Meyer
Email:
paco@districtbridges.orgSmall Business Technical Assistance
We’re passionate about helping small local businesses succeed. Each business is unique and needs a unique solution. We take a holistic approach to help you achieve your dreams.
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Economic Development
In 2021, District Bridges launched a pilot program called the “Civic Plaza For All” to address the unique challenges facing the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza. In the last three years, the pilot has worked to address maintenance of the public space, public programming, and providing connective services to some of our most vulnerable residents who frequent the plaza. This report covers our lessons learned, key findings & recommendations that have and will shape the future expansion of this program.
District Bridges’ Civic Plaza initiative takes a place-based and human-centric approach to hyperlocal public space management at the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza. Our holistic strategy aims to create a vibrant and healthy public space through consistent activation with free and accessible community events, resident engagement in our neighborhood Placekeepers Program, coalition building with city agencies and neighborhood stakeholders, and through street outreach and connective social services work with Columbia Heights residents experiencing substance use disorder and housing insecurity.
Upcoming Events
DC’s Art All Night is returning Friday, September 12th & Saturday, September 13th for a weekend filled with local artists, entertainment, creative…
Get Involved / Volunteer
Volunteering with District Bridges is a great way to support our work to build stronger more connected communities and invest in local businesses. Are you looking to volunteer your time to support one of our upcoming events? Check out the ways you can get involved and let’s have some fun!
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Sign up for our volunteer corps to be informed of upcoming volunteer opportunities. You can specify specific neighborhoods you’d like to serve or find out about all our opportunities.
Become Neighborhood Strategy Council Member
Help us set programmatic priorities for each of our Main Street programs. Apply today you’re interested in serving!
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