<body><div><figure class="Figure"><source height="563" type="image/webp" width="1000"><source height="563" width="1000"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0o8I2U_0pybMu5J00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0o8I2U_0pybMu5J00" width="1000" height="563" ><figcaption class="Figure-caption"> “We’ve been waiting for this for 30 years,” said Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle. </figcaption> Rendering courtesy of <a class="Link" href="https://www.firstfortyfeet.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> First Forty Feet </a></figure> Portland’s neighbor across the Columbia River is evolving so quickly that, if you don’t visit regularly, it might seem like someone simply waved a magic wand. Poof! There’s a shiny new waterfront. Poof! There’s another residential tower. The city of Vancouver is now pointing that wand downtown and summoning a mighty spell of transformation. This week, city leaders invited community members to a final open house session where they showcased City Council-approved designs to reconstruct <a class="Link" href="https://www.beheardvancouver.org/mainstreetpromise" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Main Street from Fifth to 15th streets </a> starting next spring. <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-640000" name="image-640000"></a><source height="563" type="image/webp" width="1000"><source height="563" width="1000"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3H8afj_0pybMu5J00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3H8afj_0pybMu5J00" width="1000" height="563" ><figcaption class="Figure-caption"> City leaders aim to make Main Street a community and economic hub. </figcaption> Rendering courtesy of <a class="Link" href="https://www.firstfortyfeet.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> First Forty Feet </a></figure> Here are some of the changes that are in store: <ul><li> Replacement of diagonal parking spaces with curbside parking </li><li> Widened sidewalks with room for outdoor restaurant seating </li><li> Improved safety + accessibility features like inlaid sidewalk strips for visually impaired pedestrians </li><li> New street lighting, landscaping, and infrastructure for events that would close side streets to traffic </li><li> New underground utility lines </li></ul><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Construction is slated to be completed no later than winter 2025. </div></body>

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The Main Street Promise project will reconstruct the downtown road between Fifth and 15th streets.