Main Street Visioning Plan

The first project in the Main Street Visioning Plan is underway and will enhance the streets around Heritage Park to be a "woonerf" which is like a plaza that can be set up for events and is pedestrian friendly. The project is slated for construction in Summer 2022. You will find the design to the right in the list of documents.

Please provide us comments on the design in the Ideas section below. Thank you!

The Plan also reimagines the alleys in the downtown with enhancements and potential for events and vendor spaces; and, finally, considers updates and changes to the Main Street corridor with improvements such as curb-bulbs and archways. See the other planning documents on this page for more details.

Background

The City of Sumner, in partnership with the University of Washington-Tacoma (UWT) Urban Design Studio Class created 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 began in Fall 2020 and was completed in June 2021.

The City Council has considered action priorities for implementing the Main Street Visioning Plan and discussed these priorities on July 26, 2021. The City Council will be reviewing and voting on the final Visioning Plan in November 2021.

Overall, the Visioning Plan will advance the City’s goals for equity, economic development, quality of life in downtown, transportation, and mobility, safety, and infrastructure upgrades.

During the preparation of the plan the City turned to the Main Street Advisory Group that is made up of community stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds and interests:

• Jill Starks, CEO Sumner Main Street Assoc. (business, events, design)
• Paul Green, Azure Green (engineering and development)
• Kelly Locke (Citizen)
• Joleen (Peterson) Jones, JMJ Team (business, city planning)
• Michael Hochstatter, Arts Commission Chair (arts, downtown)
• Kim Straight, Holiday Inn Express (business, tourism)
• Dean Burke, Travel Tacoma (business, tourism)
• Cheryl Ebsworth, Apex Engineering (Design Commission, city planning)
• Lora Butterfield, Planning Commissioner (city planning)
• Marina Tanay, Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
• Derek Barry, Community Services Manager (parks, street trees)
• Scott Waller, Associate Planner (city planning)
• Micheal Kosa, Associate Engineer (city public works)
• Autumn Gildon, The Attic and Hansen Place (business)
• Brian Franchini, Franchini Design Group (architect, design commission)
• Paul Fuesel, KPG (urban planning, mentor)
• Holly Williams, KPG (urban design, planning, mentor