Membership / Member Benefits

The Bainbridge Island Downtown Association fosters a sense of community by maintaining a vibrant downtown. BIDA is the only organization dedicated entirely to showcasing and supporting downtown Bainbridge Island businesses.  We engage with our local community to promote our downtown as the heart of our Island and a unique place to live, work, shop, and play. Our members represent an engaged and eclectic mix of downtown residents, business owners, service providers, and private practitioners.

As a BIDA member, you will…

  • Have a direct voice in shaping the future of our downtown.
  • Increase business income by joining other downtown businesses in retail promotions and special events.
  • Express your views through open communication with our staff during regular member meetings.
  • Affect change via our liaison connections with city government.
  • Invest your B&O tax dollars in downtown Bainbridge Island.
  • Develop your business network and establish relationships with downtown business and community leaders.
  • Enhance your promotional exposure via our popular Walkabout Guide, sponsorships, and website.
  • Provide a venue for residents, and downtown businesses to give back to the community.

2010 Membership Levels:

  • Business Membership –  $195
  • Downtown Property Owner Membership –  $595
  • Non-Profit Membership - $75
  • Friend Of Downtown Membership - $65

Downtown District:

From the shoreline north on Wood Avenue to Winslow Way; west on Winslow Way to Grow Avenue; north on Grow Avenue to Wyatt Way; east on Wyatt Way to Ericksen Avenue and continuing east on the same parallel across Highway 305 to Wing Point Way; south on Ferncliff Avenue to shoreline. All streets along the border include businesses on both sides of the street.

All members receive…

  • Eligibility for Walkabout Guide listing at Business and Non-Profit levels.
  • Listing on BIDA’s website with hyperlink to your website.
  • Opportunities to attend local and regional business workshops and conferences.
  • Opportunities to participate in retail promotions and special events.
  • Recognition as a member at events and on BIDA’s website.
  • Inclusion in the Think Bainbridge / Buy Local campaign.
  • Opportunities to advertise in the Winslow Way kiosks.
  • Event sponsorship opportunities.
  • Ability to post job openings on BIDA’s website.
  • A free business listing on ShopMainStreet.org.
  • Opportunities to attend quarterly member meetings.
  • Business referrals.
  • Email subscription to News You Can Use.
  • Access to the members-only section on BIDA’s website with business resources and a membership directory.
  • BIDA membership window cling.

BIDA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Your dues may be tax deductible. Please check with your tax advisor.

Become a BIDA Member!
Download a Membership form or contact us at (206) 842-2982 or office@bainbridgedowntown.org.

Want to be in the 2010-11 Walkabout Guide?

Download a Walkabout Guide form or contact us at (206) 842-2982 or office@bainbridgedowntown.org.

With your support, the Bainbridge Island Downtown Association will continue to provide the following:

  • A bustling and vibrant downtown that boasts a low commercial space vacancy rate.
  • A year-round calendar of high-quality promotions and events that create excitement downtown and encourage consumer traffic.
  • A clean and attractive downtown district that maintains a small-town feel and represents a quality place to shop, work, walk, invest in, and live.
  • A robust downtown economy that supports our local community and represents a significant portion of our community’s tax base.
  • Increased property values attributable to additional investment and economic stability.
  • Vigorous advocacy and communication on behalf of downtown property and business owners and employees.
  • A popular pedestrian-friendly tourist destination and strong source of tourism dollars.
  • A diverse range of businesses in the downtown district that create an indispensable shopping, dining and service center.
  • A downtown that represents an effective and prosperous public-private partnership.
  • A downtown that provides a sense of community and place, always recognizable and always familiar as the heart of our Island.