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DDA seeks wayfinding overhaul as parking shifts toward pay-by-plate; downtown projects funded largely by TIF and grants
Summary
The downtown development authority outlined a large, mostly one-time wayfinding and sidewalk program; parking staff said the city will move from pay-by-space to pay-by-plate and continue kiosk upgrades.
The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) presented strategic and capital proposals for downtown Ferndale including a planned wayfinding and sidewalk improvement program, bannered as a largely one-time investment funded by TIF capture and supplemental grant awards.
Major points: - Wayfinding and sidewalks: the DDA intends to contract design and public engagement this year and execute fabrication and installation in a subsequent year; the downtown team showed a program budget in the presentation that includes design, fabrication, streetscape elements and sidewalk repair work. Staff said roughly $700,000 of work was shown in…
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