[PAR] [TLE] Golden Triangle (Washington, D.C.) [SEP] Golden Triangle, Washington DC is a neighborhood and business improvement district(BID) in Washington, D.C. Its location encompasses most of Washington’s central business district, and runs from the front yard of the White House north to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street to 21st Street NW and includes sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.  The Golden Triangle BID was created in 1997 by the District of Columbia City Council and approved by Mayor Marion Barry.  The commercial neighborhood that is home to more than 3,000 organizations such as top law firms, lobbyists, associations, and architecture firms; 200 restaurants; 300 shops and retailers; 7 hotels; and 6 national parks.  Through a special assessment collected from property owners in a 43-block area, the Golden Triangle BID promotes and supports this area of downtown Washington DC through a number of services that include an Ambassador program focusing on cleanliness and hospitality, homeless outreach, streetscape improvements, marketing, outdoor summer concerts and other events, member services and more.  Businesses that are located within the boundaries of the Golden Triangle BID are automatically members of the BID.  The BID is governed by a Board of Directors composed of twenty-four property and business owners. [PAR] [TLE] Marion Barry [SEP] Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) was an American politician who served as the second Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991, and again as the fourth mayor from 1995 to 1999.  A Democrat, Barry had served three tenures on the Council of the District of Columbia, representing as an at-large member from 1975 to 1979 and in Ward 8 from 1993 to 1995, and again from 2005 to 2014.  In the 1960s he was involved in the Civil Rights Movement, first as a member of the Nashville Student Movement and then serving as the first chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
[PAR] [TLE] Golden Triangle ( Washington , D.C. ) [ SEP ] Golden Triangle , Washington DC is a neighborhood and business improvement district(BID ) in Washington , D.C. Its location encompasses most of Washington ’s central business district , and runs from the front yard of the White House north to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street to 21st Street NW and includes sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue . The Golden Triangle BID was created in 1997 by the District of Columbia City Council and approved by Mayor Marion Barry . The commercial neighborhood that is home to more than 3,000 organizations such as top law firms , lobbyists , associations , and architecture firms ; 200 restaurants ; 300 shops and retailers ; 7 hotels ; and 6 national parks . Through a special assessment collected from property owners in a 43-block area , the Golden Triangle BID promotes and supports this area of downtown Washington DC through a number of services that include an Ambassador program focusing on cleanliness and hospitality , homeless outreach , streetscape improvements , marketing , outdoor summer concerts and other events , member services and more . Businesses that are located within the boundaries of the Golden Triangle BID are automatically members of the BID . The BID is governed by a Board of Directors composed of twenty - four property and business owners . [PAR] [TLE] Marion Barry [ SEP ] Marion Shepilov Barry ( born Marion Barry Jr. ; March 6 , 1936 – November 23 , 2014 ) was an American politician who served as the second Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 , and again as the fourth mayor from 1995 to 1999 . A Democrat , Barry had served three tenures on the Council of the District of Columbia , representing as an at - large member from 1975 to 1979 and in Ward 8 from 1993 to 1995 , and again from 2005 to 2014 . In the 1960s he was involved in the Civil Rights Movement , first as a member of the Nashville Student Movement and then serving as the first chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ( SNCC ) .
What was the political party of the District of Columbia Mayor who approved the Golden Triangle business improvement district in 1997?
What was the political party of the District of Columbia Mayor who approved the Golden Triangle business improvement district in 1997 ?
Democrat
Democrat