Golden Triangle (Washington, D.C.)

{{Short description|Business improvement district in Washington D.C., United States}}

{{Other uses|Golden Triangle (disambiguation){{!}}Golden Triangle}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

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The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district (BID) in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue. The commercial neighborhood is home to more than 3,000 organizations, 200 restaurants, 300 shops and retailers, 7 hotels, and 6 national parks.{{Cite web|title=Map|url=https://goldentriangledc.com/map/|website=Golden Triangle|language=en-US|access-date=August 25, 2020}}

The Golden Triangle BID was created in 1997 by the District of Columbia City Council and approved by Mayor Marion Barry.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/03/17/ambassadors-start-polishing-golden-triangle/ec2182e7-f968-47e8-8bc6-2d14bb33c329/|title=Ambassadors Start Polishing 'Golden Triangle'|website=The Washington Post|date=March 17, 1998|first=Linda|last=Wheeler|access-date=August 25, 2020|url-access=limited}}{{Cite web |url=https://dslbd.dc.gov/node/444012 |title=Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) |publisher=Department of Small and Local Business Development |website=DC.gov |access-date=August 25, 2020}}

The Golden Triangle BID is supported by a special assessment collected by the District of Columbia from owners of property within the BID's boundaries.{{Cite web

| url = https://dslbd.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dslbd/page_content/attachments/Golden%20Triangle%20BID%20Business%20Plan%20%28011118%29.pdf

| accessdate = 2020-01-31

| title = Business Plan for Charter Renewal

| author = Golden Triangle Business Improvement District

| date = 2018-11-01

}} Businesses that are located within the Golden Triangle BID's boundaries are automatically members of the BID. The BID is governed by a board of directors composed of up to twenty-three such members.