Downtown Development Authority

What is the Downtown Development Authority?

The Cheyenne Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is a municipal authority. The Cheyenne Downtown Development Authority is to engage in activities in support of business recruitment and development. Close cooperation between City and the Board of the Downtown Development Authority is both expected and anticipated. To the extent that this cooperation can be provided within the framework of the normal course of the carrying out the duties of each entity, the cooperation can and will be provided as each entity requests and as each entity can satisfy those requests.

Our mission: Be a catalyst for economic development, redevelopment and revitalization in downtown.

Meetings 

The City of Cheyenne Planning and Development Department provides professional and administrative assistance to the DDA Board of Directors. Effective March 3, 2023, future meeting minutes and agendas will be available at this website. Minutes are available 1-2 meetings after the respective meeting. Historic archives and records are available here: Archive Records | Downtown Cheyenne. Regular meetings occur at 10 a.m. on the third Thursday of every month in Room 118 of the City of Cheyenne Municipal Building at 2101 O'Neil Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82001.  The DDA's Bylaws can be found here(PDF, 190KB).

Plan of Development

On September 21, 2023, the DDA Board voted to enter into a contract with Logan Simpson to update the Plan of Development. Staff's primary mission is to support the DDA and implementation of development projects in accordance with adopted plans. 

A link to the contract is here(PDF, 274KB); a link to Logan Simpson's Plan of Development scope can be found here(PDF, 6MB) . 

Follow this link to learn more about Logan Simpson. 

Where can I find more information?

Downtown Open Container Ordinance Is Now in Effect Year-Round. Learn more here.  

Apply for the Downtown COVID Rental Assistance Program here(PDF, 335KB). 

Apply for the DDA's Capital Improvement Grant here(PDF, 746KB). 

The Wyoming State Statute that governs Downtown Development Authorities can be found here. 

The FY 2024 DDA Budget can be found here(PDF, 64KB).

The City of Cheyenne/DDA Memorandum of Understanding can be found here(PDF, 307KB).

The Cheyenne Police Department keeps a parking frequently asked questions list on the CPD website; check it out here.

To report a concern within the district, use the City of Cheyenne's Report a Concern link. 

To file a report using the Cheyenne Police Department's online crime reporting system, follow this link.

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