Main Street Visioning Plan
The City of Sumner is working in partnership with the University of Washington-Tacoma (UWT) Urban Design Studio Class to create a Main Street Visioning Plan that identifies a range of enhancements to Main Street, between Traffic Avenue and Wood Avenue, in Downtown Sumner. The project begins in Fall 2020 and will be completed in June 2021.
The Visioning Plan will examine enhancements to Main Street in the context of existing projects and developments and the Town Center Plan. It will advance the City’s goals for equity, economic development, quality of life in downtown, transportation, and mobility, safety, and infrastructure upgrades.
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What are your ideas for the future of Sumner's Main Street? What is important to you? What could be better and what should stay the same?
View All Ideas6 months ago
Holiday or monthly night markets
I used to live in Chicago and one of my favorite things about the holidays was their night markets. Live local brass bands playing holiday music, cinnamon local press cider outside, Santa’s booth, lots of shops both in store and outdoor stalls, and of course a reindeer or two. It was so much fun.
2 months ago
More diverse restaurants with outdoor dining, brewery, bakery, ice cream, clothing boutiques. Better curb appeal needed for some storefronts
7 months ago
It would be nice to have a weekly or monthly Market Day, closing off a block of Main St for vendors such as Valley growers and artists,
ethnic food trucks, rummage sales to benefit local non-profits.
7 months ago
Tasting room or wine bar
It would be great to have a brewery tasting room Or wine bar downtown to boost foot traffic down town. It can help sumner become a destination town for local shopping and dining.
about 2 months ago
Make it walking & cycle friendly.
I'd like to see the side walks user friendly for all users. NO parking on main street, there is lots of parking else where. Make cycle lanes on either side with planter barriers between them and the cars. More parklets/space available to sit and enjoy the down town. More variety of shops on main, agree with Bbenter who doesn't like crafts of some type. Local produce markets once a week in the summer? Sumner is walkable lets keep it that way.
Photos
Videos
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The UW-T Students presented their more detailed ideas around activation of alley spaces, Heritage Park, and cross-sections for Main Street with wider sidewalks. The final details will be added over the next 2 weeks.
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Students have been exploring urban design approaches to incorporate into Main Street. In this video, they will present their overall approach and draft drawings to illustrate their strategy. The goal for this workshop is to get feedback that can be incorporated into each students urban design proposal.
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Four students present their ideas here as they relate to pedestrian connections, one-way street ideas, and outdoor event spaces. Please comment on these designs under "Ideas" on the main project page.
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This second video contains 4 presentations with ideas around park spaces for pop-up and night events. There are ideas for connecting alleys on the north and south sides of Main Street and transit connections to the industrial to the north. Please comment under "Ideas" to on the main project page.
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This video contains 3 separate presentations packed with ideas for downtown Sumner such as establishing landmarks, transit connections, greenspace and pedestrian amenities. Please make comments under "Ideas" on the main project page. Tell us what you think!
Who's Listening
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Phone (253) 299-5524 Email ryanw@sumnerwa.gov
