Bradenton’s community redevelopment agency is asking residents, business owners and visitors to help shape the future of downtown through a new planning effort focused on Old Main Street and the surrounding area.
The work is part of an urban design study called Destination Downtown: Old Main Street Activation Plan, which focuses on the Old Main Street/12th Street West area that serves as the downtown’s central north-south corridor.
The CRA, in collaboration with the University of South Florida School of Architecture & Community Design and the Florida Center for Community Design & Research, is exploring opportunities to strengthen the downtown through public space improvements, community activity, local business support and a Main Street-style approach that builds on the character and identity of the area…