WATER STREET CORRIDOR PLAN

Perspective illustrating proposed mixed use and office development in downtown Appleton (Image credit: Engberg Anderson)
 

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Neighborhood residents, business owners, City staff, and elected officials comprised a steering committee to oversee development of the Plan, which identified preferred land uses  including a mix of in-fill housing, parks, trails, boardwalk, neighborhood retail, eating and drinking opportunities.

Proposed Soldier Square (Image credit: Engberg Anderson)

Proposed Water Street Section (Image credit: Design Studio Etc)

KEY RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Menasha Lock site improvements

  • Water street reconfiguration

  • Brin site redevelopment

  • Canal boardwalk

  • Missing middle housing development along Water Street.

Online Engagement (left) and Issues Diagram (right)
Downtown Issues & Opportunities Diagram

RESULTS

Following completion of the study, the City aquired the former Brin building site, adjacent the study area. The City subsequently received developer interest in the property; ultimatley leading to a new mixed-use development which broke ground April 2021.

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