Celebrating 50 years of working better.
The Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority (TDIA) was created by an act of the Florida Legislature in 1971. This act created a special assessment district to assist property owners, businesses, and individuals in the promotion of downtown as a hub for development, business, hospitality, government, art, and culture. The TDIA is governed by an eleven-member board of directors that are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Tallahassee. Members of the board have rotating terms and can be reappointed. Board members must be property owners and taxpayers in the TDIA downtown district. The activities of the TDIA include:
DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
SPECIAL EVENTS
PROMOTIONS
BEAUTIFICATION
Additional representation and support from City Staff.
Be a part of it.
Interested in making Downtown work better? Click the link below to learn more about working with us.
Our Board members are required to be property owners, managers, or lease holders within our district. We have appointees from City Commission, County Commission and the Planning Department.
TLH DOWNTOWN STAFF
Alexis Bondi
Operations and Events Manager
Cultivate It.
As the Operations and Event Manager, Alexis works closely with stakeholders and vendors to plan events aimed at benefitting the downtown community and its residents. When there isn't an event going on, which is rare as DIA puts on over 100 a year, she oversees the everyday operations. A graduate of Florida State University and long-time Tallahassee resident, Alexis is passionate about fostering community pride, small businesses, sustainability, and helping people fall even more in love with living in Tallahassee.
She currently serves as the TalTech Alliance Communications Chair and recently joined the Junior League of Tallahassee.
Chrissy Souders
TLH Downtown Market Manager
Shop it.
Chrissy works to create a thriving environment for artisans, artists, and small business owners to pursue their passions. As a small business owner, she knows that journey personally. Her skillset, experience and foresight are an asset to creating a strong eco-system in Downtown Tallahassee. She started as a vendor with Kitschy Wearable Art, and continues to build relationships with our community, vendors and partners. Through her involvement with Divvy Up Socks, she scales businesses to create and innovate opportunities. She loves the diversity of people and businesses in our community. You can find her downtown at our market every Saturday!
2023 Interns
Social Media, Events, and Admin Positions
Grow with It.
Our team is made better by Interns from Higher Education Establishments, and High Schools. While most of our team stays with us for over a year, we have positions that span one semester, one summer- or many.
Our interns range from having Majors in Business, Hospitality, Communications, Finance, Urban Planning- even music. If they have the skills and the drive to help us create a better downtown, we can work together to develop the skills they need for future jobs while helping us drive value to our community.
We are so proud of our past and present interns and the impact they leave.
If you’re interested in working with us, check out talgov.com for opportunities.
Find Agendas, Meeting Minutes, Annual Reports and more.
Learn more about our work.
Projects. Events. Collaborations.
Improving downtown begins one block, one project at a time.
Check back soon to take a look at some of the things we’ve accomplished, and find out how you can work with us to be a part of a better community core.
