The Downtown Oshawa Business Improvement Area advocates for and represents Downtown busineses and property owners in an effort to improve business activity, property values and the community in general.

Our Purpose & Objectives

• To oversee the improvement, beautification and maintenance of municipally-owned land, buldings and structures in the area beyond that provided at the expense of the municipality generally; and to promote the area as a business or shopping area.
• To promote co-operative and joint planning of comprehensive Downtown improvement projects by the municipality, business groups, and the community-at-large.
• To revitalize and maintain the BIA as a vital local neighbourhood.

 Our Vision For 2017
What do you want to see in the community by 2017 as a result of working together effectively?

Vibrant, Revitalized Urban Village Centre

• High End Residential
• Restored buildings/homes
• Family friendly neighbourhood
• Occupancy with "real" businesses
• Vibrant shops that meet residential and business needs
• Theatre/Arts venue for community groups
• Downtown campus
• Downtown churches bustling with new members
• Park actively used & enjoyed by all

Social, Cultural, and Economic Renaissance

• Restaurants, boutiques and outdoor cafes
• Appealing streetscape
• Lights and awnings creating visual appeal
• Performing Arts Centre
• Booked GM Centre
• Downtown Hotel
• Tourist Destination
• Sales up, property values up, bottom lines up
• Businesses in shape for the next generation

Focused, Visible, & Financially Able BIA

• Expanded membership base
• Shared vision with Board, members and partners
• Increased financial power
• Greater impact on City, Region and Provincial Planning
• Energized and larger Board of Management
• Boundaries incorporate all of Downtown

Pride & Peace of Mind

• Safe neighbourhood
• Foot Patrols
• Busy streets
• All ages
• Community pride in our Downtown

Premier People Destination

• Tourism $'s spent Downtown
• Media exposure throughout the GTA
• Oshawa becomes Durham's Downtown
• Condo demand outpaces supply
• Restaurants require reservations
• Increased Prosperity
• Property values up

Pedestrian & Environmentally Friendly village

• City is accessible and not a throughway:
  • Undergound parking
  • Bike lanes
  • Two-way streets
• A place for people to shop, live, work, play and be proud of