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City outlines downtown infrastructure and placemaking package including streetscape, Market Street two-way conversion and wayfinding
Summary
City officials presented a package of connected downtown investments — streetscaping for the 300 block of Main, a Market Street two-way conversion with stormwater upgrades, public plazas and a small projects fund — and asked the LPC to consider DRI support for matching and implementation; staff said CDBG will be used across projects and that some
City of Poughkeepsie development staff presented a coordinated set of downtown infrastructure and placemaking proposals and said they are seeking DRI support to complete elements that leverage federal CDBG, state EFC and other funding sources. Projects discussed included 300 Block of Main Street streetscaping, a Market Street conversion back to two-way traffic with stormwater infrastructure, a downtown public plazas and programming package, a small-project fund for building improvements and public art, and a branding/wayfinding campaign.
Europa McGovern, City Commissioner of Development, told the LPC the city expects to allocate a substantial portion of its annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement to the two large infrastructure projects…
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