Greensburg - American Planning Association

Signage
Beyond advertising commercial uses,
signs act as a navigational system for
people finding their way around
Greensburg. Signage in Greensburg
should adhere to the community goal of
being a charming, Midwestern town.
Signage should be clear, attractive and
apparent but not overwhelming.
Pedestrian scaled signage should be
encouraged In the Downtown Core. Sign
materials should be complimentary and
consistent with architectural materials.
It is recommended that the city adopt a
sign ordinance that allows individual
expression and adequate advertising
for businesses, but that ensures
downtown maintains its rural charm.
Parking
The general consensus among the
community was that on-street parking
was preferred to surface lots. On-street
parking is convenient because it is
located closer to storefronts and it
enriches downtown by focusing
pedestrian activity on the sidewalk.
Surface parking lots increase the
amount of impervious surfaces and
stormwater runoff. They also create
gaps in the urban fabric, counteracting
the massing strategies that define the
downtown corridor.
Greenburg is at a great advantage
because all of the Downtown Core’s
parking needs can be met with on-street
parking. Angle and parallel parking stalls
should be incorporated into the
streetscape design for all streets in
the Downtown Core, and surface lots
should be strongly discouraged.
Developing the downtown core will not
happen overnight, it will be a process
of gradually and strategically
rebuilding the fabric of Greensburg
over the next decade. However, it is
important that downtown reflects the
town’s goal of being a progressive yet
unassuming community from the
start. The first moves will be the most
visible, and incorporating a mixture of
uses is imperative to the successful
implementation of a mixed-use
downtown.
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Greensburg Sustainable Comprehensive Plan
CITY OF GREENSBURG, KANSAS + BNIM
Angled parking stalls lining Main street on either
side have a depth of 17 feet and a width of 10 feet,
large enough to accommodate larger pickup trucks.
The abundance of on-street parking stalls and the
proximity of these stalls to storefronts eliminates
the need for surface parking lots in the downtown
core.