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City, Mountain Line outline civic‑space concept at Downtown Connection Center; parking and winter use top questions
Summary
City staff and Mountain Line presented a bubble‑diagram concept for the civic space adjacent to the Downtown Connection Center on May 12, showing a plaza, natural park, food‑truck area, splash pad and a possible parking garage.
City staff and representatives from Mountain Line presented a concept diagram for the civic space adjacent to the Downtown Connection Center on May 12 to the Beautification and Public Arts Commission, showing how a combination of hardscape and green space could fit on the parcel while retaining room for a future parking structure.
Commissioners described the matter as significant for the South Side and downtown because the civic space will be heavily programmed, operated by the city and funded in part by federal transit dollars; how the space is designed will affect accessibility, maintenance costs, snow storage and downtown parking capacity.
Dave McIntyre and Amy (project staff) led the presentation and ran through a “bubble” diagram that places a civic plaza near the new transit hub, an adjacent naturalized park in the floodway and a potential parking garage north of the civic area. The presentation noted…
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