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'Reimagine Wenatchee' plan lays out downtown vision; consultants point to major private investment and propose phased work
Summary
Consultants presented a target-area master plan for downtown Wenatchee that identifies catalytic projects (Columbia Street public realm, Mission–Chelan couplet study, parking hub) to leverage more than $200 million in existing or planned downtown investment; consultants estimated project costs could approach $120 million and recommended phased studies and outreach before adoption.
Consultants with Northwest Studios presented the draft Reimagine Wenatchee target-area master plan and told council the plan is intended as a guiding document to coordinate substantial private and public investments downtown.
David Cutler, presenting the study, said the plan draws on extensive public engagement and analysis and pointed to a concentration of projects he described as "more than $200,000,000 of investment, either in process or planned downtown" tied to cornerstone properties and waterfront redevelopment. He said the plan identifies six priority strategies, including public-realm improvements for Columbia Street to catalyze a warehouse-district redevelopment, traffic-calming and pedestrian/bicycle improvements along Mission and Chelan, a study of…
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