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'Boosting the Block' moves toward design: Mellon grant and $1 million in bond funds to advance South Market gateway and pedestrian upgrades
Summary
City staff and contracted community facilitators reported on 'Boosting the Block,' a Mellon Foundation‑funded initiative to implement Pack Square Plaza recommendations; the project will leverage $1,000,000 from the transportation bond to design integrated pedestrian safety and a cultural corridor on Eagle and South Market, with a design contract expected before council in early 2026.
City planning staff and contracted community facilitators told the committee on Dec. 16 that the "Boosting the Block" project is advancing toward a formal design phase that will combine cultural‑corridor placemaking with pedestrian‑safety improvements on Eagle and South Market.
Downtown planning manager Dana Frankel said the project is one of three funded by the Mellon Foundation to implement recommendations from the Pack…
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