See what is changing around housing, safety, streets, parks, transit, development, and public space.
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Every neighborhood deserves a voice.
Downtown is more than a place people visit. It is home—and the people who live here deserve a clear voice in what comes next.
Downtown context
A growing city center is also a neighborhood.
DANA’s work starts with the people who live among downtown’s towers, trails, parks, streets, and businesses. Residents experience public decisions at street level: in the way a crossing works, a park feels, a construction project changes a route, or a new development reshapes a block.
Why DANA exists
A clear way to understand, connect, and take part.
DANA is a volunteer-led neighborhood association for downtown residents. You might first meet us at a happy hour, public meeting, park cleanup, or committee—or because you have a question about something changing nearby.
DANA helps residents understand change, speak clearly about everyday experience, and take part while decisions can still be shaped.
Downtown can keep growing while the people who live here help shape what comes next.
Start with your question
Use DANA when you need a useful next step.
Follow an issue, attend a happy hour, raise a concern, meet a neighbor, or join a volunteer project. Start in the way that feels useful to you.
Check events and board updates for a useful place to listen, ask a question, or speak.
View events →Send one clear note. DANA will help connect it with the right volunteer, committee, public office, or community partner.
Contact DANA →Join a gathering, cleanup, committee, or conversation and get to know the people who live downtown with you.
Find a way to participate →Neighborhood priorities
Everything comes back to everyday life downtown.
Downtown changes every day. DANA focuses on what residents experience most: housing, safety, mobility, accessibility, parks, public space, and the street-level conditions that shape daily life.
Homes and growth
Housing
Following how new homes, development, and long-term planning shape downtown’s ability to stay livable.
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How we work
Resident-led, volunteer-powered, and close to the work.
Board members follow issues, organize meetings, share useful information, and represent neighborhood priorities. Residents bring the questions, concerns, experience, and local knowledge that help DANA decide where to focus.
01Governance
See the bylaws, meeting records, financial materials, and policies that guide DANA’s work.
View records02CommitteesContribute to focused work on membership, events, public space, communication, governance, or partnerships.
Explore committees03Take partJoin, volunteer, attend a meeting, or receive updates that make downtown easier to follow.
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