Church Street Festival Street Rebuild
Summary
The city is moving forward with transforming a stretch of Church Street into a flexible, pedestrian-friendly festival street. Jacobs Engineering got the contract to keep designing the project, which implements the downtown CRA plan's vision for safer, more walkable streets.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
$728,019.04 for phase two design services.
Downtown visitors, event-goers, and pedestrians who will use the reimagined corridor.
Parking availability drops in the short term as downtown streets are rebuilt; Commissioner Ortiz noted about 600 spaces were lost under I-4 with roughly 300 returning.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council Meeting
A $4 million contract will rebuild Church Street from Garland Avenue to the railroad tracks as a curbless 'festival street' with wider sidewalks and overhead lighting, part of the downtown Action Plan. Commissioner Sheehan opposed it, linking it to the historic preservation controversy.
City Council Meeting
The city is moving forward with transforming a stretch of Church Street into a flexible, pedestrian-friendly festival street. Jacobs Engineering got the contract to keep designing the project, which implements the downtown CRA plan's vision for safer, more walkable streets.
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