The Downtown Tempe Community, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization that works in partnership with the City of Tempe to increase the value of the Mill Avenue District through enhanced management and promotional services on behalf of DTC members and other downtown stakeholders.

Local business and property owners, working with The City of Tempe, created the DTC in 1993 in response to a growing, dynamic district economy and environment. The purpose of the new organization was to provide enhanced management and promotional services to the district.

Mill Avenue District Vision
"The Mill Avenue District leads as a creative knowledge district, and is unsurpassed as an eclectic urban oasis of culture, lifestyle, and commerce."
Mill Avenue District Mission
"DTC, Inc. is the civic leader that generates new ideas through our downtown forum and takes actions that inspire the vibrancy and excellence of the cultural, lifestyle, and commerce experience in the Mill Avenue District."