FUTURE TRANSPORTATION | CHAPTER 11 MAIN STREET CONCEPT
Main Street effectively operates at a Level of Service A. The personality of the cor- ridor, its appearance and feel, is influenced by the design of the street and the set- back of the sidewalks. Changes to consider include:
• Create gateways. Major intersections should be enhanced with design elements common to downtown. Articulations may include monument features, lighting, mate- rials, landscaping, graphics, and public art.
• Make Main Street a green street. Trees should be planted between the sidewalk and curb, where possible. Reconstruction of sidewalks along the west side of the street could be setback from the curb further, providing for an 8’ lawn between the curb and sidewalk where trees can be planted.
• Install sidewalks. Most of the sidewalks along Main Street are in good condition. Side- walks north of 18th
Street are setback 8’ from the curb, allowing for a lawn to plant
shade trees. Some blocks do not have sidewalks or have inadequate sidewalks. Con- tinuous standard sidewalks should be constructed.
• Bury overhead wires south of 14th Street. Overhead wires create clutter along the
corridor and influence people’s perception about the quality of the district. Overhead wires should be buried jointly with improvements to the street.
• Permit conversions of households to office use. Many homes along Main Street have converted from single-family use to office use. These conversions have been met with improvements to the structure and exposure to a well-traveled street.
• Convert 21st
Street is dedicated to off-street parking. The access and efficiency of these stalls may be improved by converting a portion of 21st
Street to a parking street. The front lawn of businesses at Main and 21st Street to perpendicular parking. This im-
provement allows for increasing the yield of parking that can be shared between busi- nesses, returning the front yard landscaping, reducing the number of conflict points from three (3) access points to one (1).
• Convert Clay Street to a Bicycle Boulevard. Clay Street is a wide street that can ac- commodate vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians. Restriping the street for bicycle lanes will provide an alternative parallel route to Main Street.
• Manage stormwater runoff. Surface parking lots are currently paved up to drainage intakes. Stormwater management improvements should be made as opportunities arise.
• Prepare Site Plan for Cedar Falls Recreation Center. The Center’s current entrance is challenging to find. Off-street parking is available on 13th The facility intends to expand to the south, closing 13th access by way of 14th
the site, including identifying use of the wedge of land between 12th
Street then State Street. A master site plan should be prepared for and 14th
Street.
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