Littleton officials outline Project Downtown concept plan, estimate $36.5 million for Main Street phase and flag funding choices

Adrienne Burton, director of Venture Projects and project manager for Project Downtown, told the Next Generation Advisory Board that city planners and consultants adopted a community-preferred “village” concept in a plan City Council approved in November 2024 and that Main Street was selected as the priority for a phase‑1 implementation.

Burton said the plan aims to “preserve Littleton’s cultural heritage, support small business, future‑proof infrastructure, promote health and wellness, address decades of underinvestment, and create a downtown that will serve the community for the next generation.” She described a preferred Main Street design that emphasizes wider sidewalks, a curbless flexible street for events, upgraded lighting, new tree canopy and stormwater improvements, and increased event power and wayfinding infrastructure.

The plan grew from multiple prior efforts including the Transportation Master Plan and the Littleton Downtown Development Authority (LDDA) Plan of Development; Burton also said…