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Consultants map downtown expansion: new core area, university district and public spaces
Summary
The downtown small‑area plan draft recommends expanding the downtown core west of Sidney Baker, creating a university district adjacent to Schreiner University, adding several urban plazas and river access points, and improving multimodal crossings of state highways through targeted public‑realm investments.
Consultants presented a conceptual framework for an expanded downtown that pushes the pedestrian‑oriented core west of Sidney Baker and creates a “university district” adjacent to Schreiner University.
Why it matters: The draft downtown framework identifies redevelopment catalyst sites, public‑realm investments and mobility corridors that would guide future private projects and city capital investments in downtown over the next 10–25 years.
Key elements: The plan identifies primary redevelopment catalyst sites (larger redevelopment…
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