Author Archives: Jason Thiel
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Downtown Merchants Meeting
New monthly program to convene downtown storefront business owners with an opportunity to meet, organize, share ideas and concerns, and work together to make downtown better.
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West 4th Street Enhancement Study
Take the Survey to give us feedback https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y3ZH5QN The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership invites your participation in an important long‑term initiative identified in the 2023 Downtown Winston-Salem Plan: improving a section of 4th St. that is less appealing than the adjacent 4th St. core. The goal of this initiative is to imagine an attractive, unified streetscape which will extend the
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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 Excellence Awards
Since 1995, the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership, Inc. has awarded the Downtown Excellence Awards to projects, people, and events who have brought excellence to Downtown Winston-Salem. The awards are presented by Mayor Allen Joines at the 2026 Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership Annual Meeting at a time TBD . Nominations are due by Tuesday, September 22nd at 5pm.
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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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