DDA Plan of Development Update: Q2 2025

The Future of the DDA: What’s Next for Its Partnership with the City?

The Cheyenne DDA is a municipal board focused on downtown revitalization, supported by a voter-approved mill levy and guided by state statute. The organization plays an important role in shaping downtown’s future, and its partnership with the City continues to evolve.

As the DDA and the City prepare to revisit their current agreement, this is an opportunity to better understand how the partnership works, what topics are being discussed, and why the relationship matters for the future of Downtown Cheyenne.

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Funds Still Available: Cheyenne DDA COVID Downtown Rental Assistance Program

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Cheyenne allocated federal funding to the Cheyenne DDA to establish the COVID Downtown Rental Assistance Program. The program provides emergency financial assistance grants to eligible business tenants located within the DDA District boundaries.

Funding remains available for eligible downtown businesses that have experienced uncontrollable circumstances related to the impacts of COVID-19 and can demonstrate a genuine need for financial support to avoid permanent closure.

View the program overview and application (PDF).

The Cheyenne Downtown Development Authority (DDA) recognizes the need for stronger communication and is actively working to improve transparency, engagement, and community involvement throughout downtown.

The DDA is taking steps to ensure downtown stakeholders have more opportunities to stay informed, provide feedback, and participate in ongoing conversations about the district’s future.

Beginning this quarter, each newsletter will include a brief feedback survey to help identify what is working well, where improvements are needed, and which topics should receive additional focus.

In addition, the DDA will begin hosting weekly Satellite Days at rotating downtown locations. These informal sessions will provide opportunities to meet with DDA staff, ask questions, share feedback, and discuss downtown priorities. Staff will also continue regularly visiting businesses and properties throughout the district to maintain direct community engagement.

Downtown Cheyenne Market Analysis: Q2 2025

The Cheyenne DDA plays a critical role in fostering a vibrant, economically resilient, and welcoming downtown district through efforts that stop and prevent the spread of property deterioration and blight within the Downtown District. This quarter, we’re focusing on a high-level economic and real estate market analysis of downtown Cheyenne to get a baseline assessment of current property conditions, market dynamics, and investment potential within the DDA boundary.

Throughout the year, we’ll be diving deeper into key priority indicators (KPIs) related to the economic health of downtown to support strategic planning, redevelopment efforts, and investment attraction in alignment with the 2024 DDA Plan of Development.

Downtown Events

The DDA is proud to support community-driven events such as Fridays on the Plaza and Screen on the Green, which help bring people downtown and create engaging experiences for residents and visitors.

These events support local businesses, encourage economic activity, and align with the goals outlined in the DDA Plan of Development by strengthening cultural vitality and promoting downtown as an active community destination.

Strategic event sponsorships help advance the DDA mission of fostering a thriving, connected, and economically resilient downtown district.