About our BIA

Did you know there are five BIAs along the Danforth? That’s right! Broadview Danforth BIA is the first one you enter when coming from the west. We span from Broadview Avenue to Hampton Avenue (near St. Barnabas Church and Carrot Common) along Danforth, and from Pretoria to Dearbourne on Broadview.

The others that follow are Greektown, Danforth Mosaic (The Danny), Danforth Village, and Crossroads.

Broadview Danforth BIA (BDBIA) was formed in 1987—one of the earliest BIAs in Toronto. Toronto is the epicenter of the BIA movement, and now you’ll find hundreds of them all over the world.

A Business Improvement Area (BIA) is a group of commercial and industrial property owners and their non-residential tenants who work together—under a volunteer Board of Management—to carry out improvements and promote economic development in their area.

There are currently 83 BIAs in the @cityofto. Each works in partnership with the City to enhance and promote their districts as safe, vibrant places to do business, explore, and enjoy.

The BIA Board is responsible for administration and strategy. Among their duties, BIA Boards:

  • Oversee improvement, beautification, and maintenance of municipally-owned land and infrastructure
  • Promote the area as a business, employment, tourism, and shopping district
  • Undertake safety, security, and crime-prevention initiatives
  • Develop strategic plans for local needs
  • Advocate on behalf of the BIA's interests

Learn more via our LinkTree Resource links. Thanks for visiting our BIA!

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Tuesday, 04 January 2022 09:30
You will have likely heard the news from yesterday on the new restrictions. These restrictions are a modified Phase 2 of reopening and will go…
Monday, 29 November 2021 14:57
Join the Broadview Danforth BIA in helping to make a miracle happen this holiday season! On Saturday, December 4th at noon we’re kicking off the…
Wednesday, 27 October 2021 00:00
Get ready for our final Sounds of Fall Amplified Live Music Session here #OntheDanforth ! This Saturday, join us and our friends to hear @azemaitis…
Tuesday, 19 October 2021 00:00
It may be chillier, but we are heating things up with a little live music again here #OntheDanforth ! Join us again for our Sounds…
Monday, 18 October 2021 00:00
Happy Monday! We hope you all had an enjoyable weekend. Our Heart at #CarrotCommon is still up if you haven’t yet had a chance to…
Tuesday, 12 October 2021 00:00
Join us again for our Sounds of Fall this Saturday, Oct.16th at the Black Swan Music Hub (weather permitting). We will be monitoring the weather…
Thursday, 07 October 2021 00:00
We are kicking off the long weekend with some more live music as part of our Sounds of Fall - Fall sessions.Saturday we are bringing…
Monday, 04 October 2021 00:00
Big thank you to all who tagged us in their selfies in front of our BIG Heart at Carrot Common and used hashtag #ShowLoveTO this…
Tuesday, 28 September 2021 00:00
Don’t miss this month’s Giveaway!!! In celebration of #ShowLoveTO we have brought back our #LoveofLocalTO Gift Bags! Snap a selfie with our Heart, post/share via…
Friday, 24 September 2021 00:00
Thank you to @paulafletcher & @petertabuns for joining us here on the Danforth. Visiting our #ShowLoveTO heart, the Live music for @cityofto #AmplifiedMusic pilot as…
Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:00
#TGIF In addition to Today’s live music and events, we will have the #TheOdeadlys playing at the Black Swan Music Hub this Saturday from 4-8pm!!…
Tuesday, 21 September 2021 00:00
And we’re back with some more live music!! This Friday we welcome back the @torontojazzcollective - playing at the Carrot Common by our #ShowLoveTO Heart…

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