CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A tree-lined median down the center of First Avenue East is among the options under consideration for a portion of the major thoroughfare, as Cedar Rapids prepares to present its First Avenue Corridor Redevelopment Plan.
Residents are invited to an open house from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, at Coe College Clark Alumni House, 200 Center Point Road NE, to view the plans. The event is open to the public.
Under one option, trees would be planted down the middle of First Avenue East to reduce the number of lanes and slow traffic in the five-block area, from approximately 17th Street to 12th Street…