Author Archives: Jason Thiel
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Request for Proposals (RFP) for Clean Team Ambassadors for the Downtown Winston-Salem Business Improvement District
Download the RFP by clicking the link below. https://www.downtownws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/RFP-Clean-Team-Winston-Salem-BID.pdf
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What is the position of the DWSP On-Street Parking Increases and Modernization Program.
Downtown Stakeholders have concerns about the parking increases that were approved by the City of Winston-Salem in December 2024. They ask us what the position of the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership is? The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership is opposed to the rapid increase in on-street parking rates. The DWSP believes that modernization is necessary, but parking rates should
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STREET LEVEL IMPROVEMENT MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM (“SLIM GRANT”)
Click here for S.L.I.M. Grant Information
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Public Safety Network
The purpose of the Public Safety Network is to discuss and address downtown public safety concerns with downtown stakeholders, business owners, property owners, and residents. Staff from the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership and the Winston-Salem Police Department will be in attendance. The agenda of each meeting includes a review of the monthly crime report and discussion
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Downtown Planning Committee
The purpose of the Planning Committee is to work on Implementation of the Downtown Plan.Planning Committee Chair, Stewart Holmes Click here or on the image above to view the 2023 Downtown Plan. December 8, 2025 @ 3:30pm January 12, 2026 @ 3:30pm February 9, 2026 at 3:30 pm March 9, 2026 @ 3:30pm April 13 ,2026
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Passageway Park
The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly renovated Passageway Park on May 8, 2019. This public, city-owned walkway was originally constructed in the early 1970s and connected the Strollway to the south and the Trade Street Mall to the north. In the time since, the area had become outdated, in
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Downtown Winston-Salem Podcast
Podcast #44 – March 26, 2025 – Crystal Stowe, Owner, Washington Perk & Provisions On this episode of the Downtown Winston-Salem Podcast, Jason Thiel visits with Crystal Stowe, the owner of Washington Perk and Provisions on the corner of 4th and Cherry. Listen in for her story as well as the recent history of the
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