operations. The improvements are expected to include lighting, signage, street furniture and possibly new
pedestrian railings and river’s edge enhancements. Care will be taken to maintain some trees and protect
the stability of the existing walls. The design team will also evaluate replacing existing roadway paving
with new materials that would reinforce the design aesthetic of the Riverwalk System and potentially
allow stormwater infiltration. The work in this segment will include close coordination with the property
owner.
4~ Redesign Parking Lot + Renaissance Park:
The conceptual design efforts in this area will include further development to test the concept ideas in the
Riverfront Plan. The design may include filling lands adjacent to Water Street to create an amphitheater,
new pathways, revised parking, waterfront plazas and landscape enhancements that include planting,
hardscape, street furnishing and lighting. This area may also be explored for potential flood mitigation
(excavation) and a cantilevered overlook that would take advantage of the prominent riverfront location.
5 - New Cantilevered Boardwalk & Ramp:
This important sub area includes the exploration of a new cantilevered ramp that would connect the lower
Renaissance Park to the upper level Main Street and park. The expectation is that the boardwalk structure
would be similar to the existing cantilevered boardwalk at the Peddler’s Daughter building. This may
include a ramp and/or a stair system to account for the grade change. If determined feasible, this element
would be advanced through design. If determined infeasible, this element would be removed and possibly
supplemented by sidewalk enhancements that connect Renaissance Park via Water Street to Main Street.
Due diligence efforts by HL Turner during this phase will include interior building inspections to
determine the potential for attaching the cantilevered boardwalk to the building.
Lead Consultant: HL Turner
Support from: VHB, Halvorson
6 - Renovation to Bicentennial Park:
Renovations to this small park adjacent to Main Street may include updates that refresh the streetscape
materials and furnishings to tie together the aesthetics of the Riverfront design with the Park. There may
be opportunities to update how public art is displayed in the park and lighting and ADA modifications
may also be appropriate. The work does not include modifications to the existing railings or retaining
walls other than modifications that may be part of the cantilevered boardwalk in area 5 above.
7 - New Cantilevered Boardwalk:
This important sub area includes the exploration of a new cantilevered boardwalk that would connect
Main Street to the existing trail in area 9. The expectation is that the boardwalk structure would be similar
to the existing cantilevered boardwalk at the Peddler’s Daughter building. If determined feasible, this
element would be advanced through design. If determined infeasible, this element would be removed and
possibly replaced by pedestrian enhancements in sub-area 8.
Due diligence efforts by HL Turner during this first phase will include interior building inspections to
determine the potential for attaching the cantilevered boardwalk to the building.
8 - Multipurpose Path adjacent to Railroad
The potential to introduce a multipurpose path area adjacent to the existing Railroad to provide a formal
connection to Main Street by Riverside Barbeque Company will be studied in this sub-area. This study
will explore an accessible route from Main Street, paralleling the tracks heading east towards the parking
lot and existing trail. This would likely involve redefining the paved surfaces to clearly demarcate the
multiuse path apart from the railroad track, relying on obtaining rights to do so. If determined to be
feasible, this would be advanced through design development and may supplement the cantilevered
boardwalk in sub-area 7 or provide an alternative route if that cantilevered boardwalk is not feasible.
9 - Multipurpose Trail
This subarea includes updates to the existing trail that may include: reconstruction and repaving of the
trail if necessary or desired, pedestrian lighting, trail furnishings, small plazas for overlooks, and selected
