TIF Grants – Downtown URD
The Downtown Urban Renewal District was adopted by the Helena City Commission on October 20, 2019 per Ordinance 3242. This plan provides a vision, goals, and objective to improve Downtown in the URD area. Issues summarized in this plan include a need to update infrastructure and buildings to meet 21st century demand and safety, a need for pedestrian and bicycle continuity and connectivity, better wayfinding and gateways to downtown, more housing for a variety of income levels, and a need to retain and create business opportunities.
The URD VISION: “To advance Downtown revitalization and the Downtown Master Plan vision by incentivizing private investment and fudning public infrastructure that improves the quality and value of downtown properties.”