Group 2 - Capitol Avenue from 8th to 13th Streets

What the Place Game Team Liked Best

Place Gamers like the view up the hill toward Central High School, the level terrain and barrier free walkability of the street. They felt there is a lot of potential for 11th Street to become a main pedestrian thoroughfare and the area will become a destination. The team also enjoyed the new streetscape elements being used.

What Could Be Improved

The team observed that Capitol Avenue is not pedestrian-friendly and lacked places for groups of people to sit. They saw few retail businesses and disliked the traffic and lack of unification in the area.

Short Term

• Improve Signage and Lighting.
• Install marked and safe pedestrian crossings.
• Complete paving of sidewalks and streets and finish construction.

Long Term

• Make the connection to the south and the north from Convention Center Hilton to the Holland Performing Arts Center to the Old Market.
• Extend the new streetscape elements to the east.
• Create a pedestrian destination along 11th Street away from 10th Street traffic.
• Encourage retail, such as a grocery store and entertainment opportunities.
• Install signage east of 10th Street for Rick’s Café, Lewis and Clark Landing and other Riverfront attractions.
• Improve Mass Transit in the area.
• Relocate industrial uses and encourage residential development.

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