Dallas is no longer a 9‑to‑5 city
Austin, Bloomington, Fort Lauderdale, Iowa City, Los Angeles, New York City, Orlando, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Augustine, and Washington D.C. are all giving attention to their 24-hour economies. Let's join them.
Our Objectives
Form alliances. Plan for people. Assure safety. Enhance vibrancy.Be a Businesses Resource
Establish 24HourDallas as the go-to source for case studies and best practices that will help late-night businesses in Dallas be respectful, successful, and inclusive.
Launch Industry-Led Solutions
Define and promote what constitutes respectful nighttime-business behavior and socially responsible nightlife.
Be a Partner to Dallas City Hall
Establish 24HourDallas as the organization the city turns to when it seeks to create regulations designed to make Dallas more sociable after hours.
Protect Our Quality of Nightlife
Encourage city, county, and state agencies to vigorously enforce laws that curb irresponsible behavior on the part of late-night businesses and late-night patrons.
Advocate For New Nighttime Policies
Champion local, county, regional, and state policies that will help Dallas offer a nightlife that is safer, more economically vibrant, and more inclusive than it is now.
Mobilize Stakeholders When Needed
Be at the table, not on the menu. Organize our stakeholder strength and offer the insights of those behind the nighttime economy.
Encourage Nighttime Economy Growth
Promote simple and clear procedures for businesses and organizations to open and operate at night.
Promote the Night
Communicate to, and engage, those people who are new to the community (especially those who are moving to Dallas' center because of the quality of nightlife it offers).
24HourDallas
The Greater Dallas Restaurant Association is organizing an alliance of public and private stakeholders who want to collaboratively shape the opportunities — and address the challenges — facing a 24-hour Dallas.
Together, we will focus on nighttime issues from public safety, walkability, and the environment to transportation, economic opportunity, and increased cultural programming.
24-hour economies are talent-driven economies. The work/live/play expectation is greater than before.
Connect With UsWhat Experts Say
24-hour places are not only statistically different than sprawling 9-5 cities but have statistically superior economic performance
In the past, the presumption of nightlife has been that it's in the dark, and that it's where dark things happen. It's really just the other 9-to-5.
A culturally diverse nightlife can lead to a more inclusive and ethnically diverse city. We need creative, smart policy that drives cultural innovation.
Night-time is the new competitive edge for post-industrial cities.
London's night-time economy is integral to our success as a city – employing 1.6 million and contributing billions to our economy.
Cities are no longer 9-to-5 systems. They are 24-hour organisms that require free, open, and inviting spaces to live, work and enjoy.
CONSIDER THESE INSIGHTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
A Guide to Managing Your Night Time Economy (PDF)
Sound Diplomacy and Andreina SeijasA guide for those interested in developing and expanding the benefits that the evening and night time economy have created around the globe.
Guide for Establishing and Managing Night Time Economy Uses (PDF)
New South Wales Department of Planning and EnvironmentThis guide provide insights into the night time economy sector in New South Wales. It then guides entrepreneurs through the steps of developing a business idea, obtaining the necessary approvals, and best managing ongoing business operations.
London at night: An evidence base for a 24 hour city (PDF)
Greater London AuthorityThe most comprehensive research of its kind, this report reveals that, between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., London buzzes with social, cultural and economic activity. The report challenges some of the myths and perceptions around London at night and shows the huge opportunities to make London work better for Londoners around the clock.
NYC's Nightlife Economy: Impact, Assets, and Opportunities (PDF)
The New York City Mayor's Office of Media and EntertainmentThe five subsectors that comprise NYC nightlife—Food Service, Bars, Arts, Venues, and Sports and Recreation—were responsible for a direct economic impact of 196,000 jobs, $6.2 billion in wages (or $7.4 billion in employee compensation), and $19.1 billion in economic output.
Foot Traffic Ahead: Ranking Walkable Urbanism in America's Largest Metros (PDF)
The George Washington University School of Business and Smart Growth AmericaThere are 761 regionally significant, walkable urban places—referred to as WalkUPs—in the 30 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. These WalkUPs occupy a minute portion of the total land mass of the top 30 U.S. metropolitan areas (less than one percent), but deliver outsized economic performance.
Manifesto for the Night Time Economy (PDF)
Philip Kolvin QC and Night Time Industries AssociationThe leisure economy is where, after the stresses of ever longer working days, we meet, eat, socialise, drink, dance, learn, laugh, fall in love, celebrate, and behave as we were born to behave, as social animals. But night time economies are like gardens. They need to be planned and tended. Otherwise they may grow wild or even decay.
Living After Midnight: For a better night-time environment (PDF)
New Zealand InitiativeNew Zealand’s way of regulating nightlife often restricts the opportunities for night owls. This has made nights overly tedious without improving issues of public health and security. Some of New Zealand's troubles with the night-time are inherently due to the regulatory framework: So far, cities have been given neither the right tools nor the right incentives to work out their visions and strategies for a more thriving nightlife.
Night Lives: Reducing Drug-Related Harm in the Night Time Economy (PDF)
Henry Fisher and Fiona MeashamThe UK's night time economy is failing to protect its most valuable asset: the people who go out and enjoy it. This report advocates for a set of bold, yet practical, initiatives to address this failure. Aimed at stakeholders including the night time industry, local authorities, police forces and public health, Night Lives offers new ideas for reducing drug-related harm in the UK’s night time economy.
Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2019 (PDF)
Urban Land Institute and PWCEmerging Trends in Real Estate® is a trends and forecast publication now in its 40th edition, and is one of the most highly regarded and widely read forecast reports in the real estate industry.
ImagineSydney Play (PDF)
DeloitteDeloitte's ImagineSydney series sets out to contribute to the conversation around how we can create smart, flourishing and productive communities through exploring strategies that will drive economic and social development in Sydney. ImagineSydney Play looks at Sydney through the lenses of the arts and culture sector, the night time economy and sports and recreation.
The Political Economy of Informal Events, 2030 (PDF)
Access All AreasWhen so much of modern working and leisure life depends on the virtual world of IT, real-world events retain their power to attract business participants and large consumer audiences. They are an essential part of any city’s cultural and economic life.
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