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Consultants unveil Northside downtown streetscape concept emphasizing walkability and public space
Summary
Consultants presented a concept to realign Main Street toward Temple Street, create a curbless 'people-first' civic space with a great lawn, playground, pavilion and fountain plaza, and recommended phased engineering and federal environmental work before construction bids are possible in 2028.
City consultants presented the Northside Downtown Streetscape concept at the Aug. 5 work session, laying out a plan to shift Main Street alignment and create a curbless, pedestrian-priority civic spine centered on Temple Street. The plan, which grew from a 2021 Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) study and a March community design workshop, calls for two-way traffic on a flush street, angled and parallel parking, generous sidewalks, street trees, a "great lawn" (Goldminer's Green), a grove and pavilion, a playground adjacent to the Gold Way shared-use trail, and a fountain plaza at Temple and Carroll.
Why it matters: The concept aims to convert a car-first downtown to a people-first environment intended to…
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