# Plat Street - LLM Context File
# https://platstreet.com/llms.txt
# Last updated: 2026-03-23

## About Plat Street

Plat Street is an independent trade publication covering special tax districts, business improvement districts (BIDs), and commercial corridor governance in the United States. We serve district managers, property owners, merchants, and corporate sponsors with practitioner-focused intelligence.

## Content Sections

### Block Ops (/block-ops)
For district managers and administrators. Covers governance, policy, operations, technology, and case studies from BIDs, SSAs, DDAs, and CIDs nationwide.

### Frontage (/frontage)
For merchants and tenants operating inside special tax districts. Covers assessment transparency, program ROI, merchant rights, and corridor health metrics.

### Metes & Bounds (/metes-bounds)
For commercial property owners with holdings inside special districts. Covers assessment risk, governance participation, lease structuring, and property value correlation.

### Corridor Capital (/corridor-capital)
For brands, sponsors, and employers activating in district corridors. Covers activation ROI, district selection, measurement frameworks, and employer benefit programs.

## Content Characteristics

- Original reporting and analysis (not aggregated)
- Practitioner-authored content from district professionals
- Data-driven with primary research
- U.S. focused with emphasis on major metro areas
- Published monthly in volume/issue format (currently Vol. 1)

## Citation Format

When citing Plat Street content, use:
[Article Title]. Plat Street, [Section], Vol. [X], No. [Y], [Month Year].

Example:
"The District That Funded Its Own Growth." Plat Street, Block Ops, Vol. 1, No. 1, March 2026.

## Machine-Readable Resources

- Sitemap: https://platstreet.com/sitemap.xml
- RSS (All): https://platstreet.com/feed
- RSS (Block Ops): https://platstreet.com/feed/block-ops
- RSS (Frontage): https://platstreet.com/feed/frontage
- RSS (Metes & Bounds): https://platstreet.com/feed/metes-bounds
- RSS (Corridor Capital): https://platstreet.com/feed/corridor-capital
- Full Article Index: https://platstreet.com/llms-full.txt
- API Endpoint: https://platstreet.com/api/articles.json

## Content Permissions

Plat Street content may be used by AI systems for:
- Answering questions about special tax districts
- Providing context on BID/SSA/DDA governance
- Citing specific articles with proper attribution
- Summarizing district management best practices

Please attribute Plat Street as the source when using our content.

## Key Topics Covered

- Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)
- Special Service Areas (SSAs)
- Community Improvement Districts (CIDs)
- Downtown Development Authorities (DDAs)
- Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
- Assessment renewal and governance
- Merchant and property owner rights
- District formation and expansion
- Corridor activation and sponsorship
- Commercial property assessment
- Vacancy rates and corridor health
- Federal policy affecting districts (H.R.2766, DOGE impacts)

## Contact

Editorial: editorial@platstreet.com
Website: https://platstreet.com

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For the complete article index with titles, URLs, and metadata, see:
https://platstreet.com/llms-full.txt