Redevelopment Plans for Riverside, Illinois' Central Business District
Downtown Riverside is getting an extreme makeover, and here are the renderings for what Burlington Road and Longcommon will look like this time next year. The start date for construction is Aug. 1 with a projected completion date of Nov. 20, 2015.
Update August 7, 2015: The redevelopment has been put on hold until 2016 per the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark.
Update August 7, 2015: The redevelopment has been put on hold until 2016 per the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark.
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Looks great! One suggestion I have is to consider crosswalks midblock on Burlington, which are pedestrian friendly. Signage would need to be posted in the middle of the street which tells drivers to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk. I have seen this done elsewhere. Using the pavers for the crosswalk draws attention to it for the drivers. The pedestrian traffic helps to keep the downtown viable.
ReplyDeleteWhat it really needs is sodium vapor lights on Burlington because its so dark and a traffic light with turn signals on Burlington and longcommon.
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