Over 20 years ago, a group of like-minded property owners north of downtown Dallas joined efforts to create a neighborhood unlike any that existed in Dallas at the time. In 1992 they formed one of the first public improvement districts in the region to accomplish something none of them could do alone: If every property owner in this community would agree to pay a small additional tax—less than 2% of their current ad valorem tax bill—then exciting improvements could be made to an area that suffered from crime and a badly decaying infrastructure. The Uptown Public Improvement District (Uptown PID) was born to unlock extraordinary development potential and create Dallas’ first live-work-play community.