Downtown & Riverfront Redevelopment Plan - City of Jefferson

Jefferson Downtown & Riverfront Redevelopment Plan
Redevelopment Area Plan
County Highway Department Site
The County Highway Department Site is currently
home to the County highway facilities maintenance
vehicles, salt, and garages. This site has been identified
as a future redevelopment site due to its location on the
Rock River and proximity to single-family
neighborhoods. Following environment due diligence
and site assessment, this site could be redeveloped with
two-story riverfront townhomes and single-family or
duplex lots. A new public street would need to be
developed through the site, and connect to the existing
street grid. The creek running through the north end of
the site should be utilized as a development amenity
and be surrounded by green space. The floodplain
should be surveyed at this site to determine the exact
amount of buildable land. Eventually the Downtown
Jefferson Riverwalk Loop should extend to this site.
Downtown Streetscape & Alley Improvements
Additional downtown improvements should be
planned for the future once increment is generated by
new development. Downtown improvements should
include an updated streetscape program along Main
Street and the public alley behind Main Street
businesses (as recommended in the 2002 Downtown
Jefferson Improvement Plan).
Improvements could include a consistent design of
paving, Main Street median, pedestrian-scale lighting,
benches, light pole banners, planters, trash receptacles,
and gateway and wayfinding signage. The alley should
be given a formal name and street signage so that it
develops a unique identity downtown. Alley entry features should bookend the alley at Candise
Street and Linden Street to accentuate this unique downtown feature. The City should also consider
offering financial assistance to business owners along the alley for rear façade improvements to
encourage increased use of visible rear entries to Jefferson’s Main Street buildings.
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