Business Resources
Downtown Tucson Partnership (DTP) provides multiple resources and programs to support downtown businesses. To be eligible for these opportunities, businesses must be located within the downtown Business Improvement District (BID) and the property owner must be up to date on BID payment.
Quick Links
- Call the DTP Safety Ambassadors: (520) 940-1038 | Emergencies: Call 911
- Safety & Police Pocket Card →
- Request Maintenance/Clean Support →
- How to accept the Downtown Tucson Gift Card →
- Submit an event or business special to our Calendar →
- Downtown Alert →
- Downtown Tucson Partnership Staff →
- Merchants and Retail Council →

Read the latest updates about the DTP from the President & CEO, Kathleen Eriksen:
Business Support, Programs and Engagement
Clean and Safe Support
Our purple-shirt ambassadors work around the clock seven days a week keeping the sidewalks within the BID clean and safe. They report to non-emergency calls from businesses, remove litter from sidewalks, remove weeds and debris, remove biohazards, abate minor public facing graffiti and stickers, and more. Each of our team members is a Certified Tourism Ambassador, providing information on downtown to visitors, all while keeping downtown safe and clean.
Learn more about our Clean & Safe Initiatives →
When to Call DTP for support:
Our Safety Ambassadors can help with the following:
- Disorderly behavior
- Aggressive panhandling
- Individuals sleeping in doorways or blocking access
- Advice on a security issue
Our Clean Ambassadors can help with the following:
- Cleaning the sidewalk
- Removing minor graffiti on the building walls facing the street
- Picking up needles or other biohazards
Downtown Safety & Police Pocket Card →
Merchants and Retail Council
The Downtown Merchants and Retail Council (MRC) is a group of active business members in Downtown Tucson that includes owners, operators and staff of retail, restaurants, shops, hotels, services, museums, theaters, bars and offices. Attend these quarterly meetings and engage with your business community. I
In addition to the regular quarterly meetings, the MRC is affiliated and involved with two taskforces: The Business Engagement Team and the Safety Summit.
Learn more about the Merchants and Retail Council →
Learn more about the Safety Summit →
Learn more about the Business Engagement Team →
Marketing, Communications & Promotions
DTP markets existing and new downtown businesses, events, parks, available spaces, and business opportunities. We promote an enhanced, vibrant image of Downtown Tucson.
Learn More and See Our Reach →
Downtown Tucson Gift Card
Does your business accept the Downtown Tucson Gift Card? Make sure to train your front-line staff on how to easily accept this form of payment. Contact us to receive a printed card you can keep near your register with the easy steps on how to accept.
How to accept the Downtown Tucson Gift Card →
Beautification & Greenscape
DTP landscaping initiatives can be seen throughout the downtown streets, sidewalks and parks providing color and greenery year-round. We make our community beautiful, pleasant and safe by maintaining hundreds of planters, cleaning the sidewalks and much more.
Learn more about our Beautification & Greenscape Programs →
Keeping Your Property and Business Safe
The health and safety of downtown Tucson is the DTP’s #1 priority. We work closely with the Tucson Police Department (TPD) to ensure that your properties remain safe as possible.
Fixes and Strategies for Safe Property →
Downtown Safety & Police Pocket Card →
DTP Connects Houseless Outreach
In collaboration with various Tucson nonprofits, Downtown Tucson Partnership (DTP) is making an effort to assist people experiencing homelessness.
Right now through a partnership with La Frontera, individuals experiencing homelessness receive on-site interviews and assessments provided by a dedicated community engagement specialist. A DTP Ambassador accompanies the La Frontera specialist in a DTP Connects mobile unit. The assessment determines whether the individual has completed a Vulnerability Index – Service Prioritization and Decision Assessment Tool (VI SPDAT). To be eligible for supportive housing, a client must first complete the VI SPDAT. The mobile unit continues to make contact with individuals every Wednesday.
DTP Connects Homeless Outreach Program →
Parking
Downtown Tucson Partnership lists all parking options within the downtown core, maintaining the most up-to-date parking information in coordination with Park Tucson, Pima County and other privately owned garages/lots. Link our Parking page to your website or social media to show your customers where to park.
Park Tucson is the City of Tucson's Parking Manager managing all on-street parking, multiple parking garages and lots, on-street permit parking, and parking enforcement of all on-street public parking and within Park Tucson managed facilities/lots. Contact Park Tucson at (520) 791-5071 or ParkTucson@tucsonaz.gov.
Park Tucson's Downtown Parking Map: Online | Printable PDF
Encourage your employees to purchase a Monthly Parking Permit to save money →
Quick Links
- Downtown Safety & Police Pocket Card – Email info@downtowntucson.org if you would like a card delivered to your location
- Downtown Public Safety Resources Magnet – Email info@downtowntucson.org if you would like a magnet delivered to your location
- City of Tucson's E-scooter Info (Shared Mobility Permit Program)
- Submit a Maintenance Request – Must be within the Business Improvement District
- Submit an Event, Special, or Other Happening to Our Online Events Calendar
- View Downtown Alerts and Traffic Impacts
- Subscribe to our Email Updates