Latest Happenings

A new era for Downtown Yonge

With the recent release of our new Strategic Plan 2023-2028, we are excited to begin this new era for the Downtown Yonge BIA.

With it comes many exciting new initiatives and programs, including this new member newsletter, a bi-annual update on what we've been up to as an organization, and what you can expect in the coming months.

In this edition, you'll find:

Upcoming member opportunities
DYBIA Member Survey
Advocacy update
Member perks highlight
Downtown Yonge BIA in the news

VIEW UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVATIONS

New Downtown Yonge Highlights webpage

We are currently developing a new page highlighting attractions found in Downtown Yonge. If you would like your business mentioned, please respond to this email!

Events Sponsorships

Our busy summer events season is coming up, and there are plenty of opportunities for members to participate and get involved in the community.

Learn more

Clean Day 2024

Back for another year, our annual Clean Day event is a great way to get involved in the community, meet your fellow members and the DYBIA team! Reach out to the team to learn about how you can get involved.

Webinars & Trainings

Visitor Economy Update-

Recorded on February 22, ,2024

Watch the recording

Safety-by-Design for Businesses & Property Owners-

April 23, 10:00-11:30am

August 15, 1:30pm-3:00pm

November 07, 2:30-4:00pm

Situational Awareness for Businesses & their Employees-

June 11, 9:30-11:00am

September 05, 2:00-3:30pm

De-escalation Training for Streetfront Retailers

Offered to all streetfront businesses in Toronto through the City of Toronto. Dates available until June 2024.

Click here to register for these webinars

Downtown Yonge BIA Member Survey

The Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area needs your input.

With a new strategic plan implemented over the next 5 years, we want to make sure our services and programs serve all parts of our community. This member survey is your chance to share your thoughts.

If you complete the survey by March 27, 2024 you will have a chance to win a great prize!

Click here to begin the survey

Downtown Yonge BIA's advocacy portfolio is aligned with our new Strategic Plan launched in 2023, with two key focuses: community safety & wellbeing, and construction mitigation. A few highlights from the last few months include:

Participating in both the City and Provincial budget processes
Working with the downtown six BIAs on topics of mutual interest at the federal, provincial and municipal level
Actively engaging with IDA Canada, which advocates federally for downtowns across Canada

Rapid-response Outreach Team

Did you know the Downtown Yonge neighbourhood has its very own street outreach team available to DYBIA members only?

Learn more

On-Street Issues Reporting

If you see an issue on-street that needs attention, let us know by using our handy issues reporting form, available on our website!

Check it out

View our Clean Streets report card

DYBIA Events Calendar

We've partnered with Destination Toronto to populate our events calendar through their Now Playing Toronto platform. If you would like to submit your event to our events calendar, please create a free account and submission on the platform and it will automatically populate on our calendar!

Submit an event