Downtown Streetscape & Green Corridor - Phase 1 (Completed)

Updates:

Summer, 2022:  Planting of trees and plants have been completed.  Site furnishings have been placed throughout Walnut Street.

October 12, 2021:  Council voted to accept ISG's recommendation to regect all bids and rebid the project after the first of the year.

September 14, 2021:  Council approved Resolution 2021-49 - ordering construction of the Walnut Street Streetscape Phase 1 Construction Project; setting the date of October 7, 2021 at 2:00 pm for taking bids and fixing a date for the Public Hearing on October 12, 2021 at 7 pm. 

August 10, 2021:  Council selected the bench to go with the other furnishings that were chosen at the August 2, 2021 meeting held with Parks and Recreation and Tree Board.  At the August 2, 2021
joint meeting the council approved the style of furnishings and site trees to be used based on recommendations from both boards.

April 13, 2021:  Council accepted the revised Master Plan submitted by ISG and approved Resolution 2021-20 - Professional Services for Phase 1.

Dallas Center’s Downtown Streetscape + Green Corridor Master Plan (see attachment below) is an implementable and achievable vision for the Walnut Street corridor which prioritizes improvements to the corridor that promote economic development and tourism, improve civic and physical infrastructure, and inspire community connectivity via this central corridor. Centrally located for approximately nine blocks, the Walnut street corridor connects the central downtown core to many of Dallas Center’s public parks, including Mound Park, Heritage Park, and Memorial Park, as well as the major regional trail system bisecting the community, the Raccoon River Valley Trail. 

Downtown Streetscape and Green Corridor Master Plan is a guiding and evolving document that will provide direction to future city staff and officials, while also being flexible enough to allow for adjustments because of shifting community priorities and municipal budgetary constraints. The master plan is divided into multiple implementable phases that can be scaled to adjust for funding availability. The City and its partners will use this master plan to pursue grants and other funding opportunities to assist in funding the outlined phases and improvements. Additionally, the improvements identified in the master plan will provide additional natural and recreational amenities, commercial opportunities, pedestrian improvements, and civic spaces to encourage visitors and residents to spend time and resources downtown and within the extended Walnut Street corridor.

The City of Dallas Center sees this Downtown Streetscape + Green Corridor Master Plan as the next step in our ongoing efforts to embrace Dallas Center’s unique position to provide both the quality of life associated with smaller communities and the opportunities that can be found in the greater Des Moines area. We look forward to beginning the next steps of implementing the master plan with input and support from Dallas Center’s engaged residents and business owners.