Hagersville Streetscape Plan

1. Better integrate the Haldimand
County building with the surrounding
intersection and its key buildings.
The Haldimand County building forms
the fourth corner of the area’s central
intersection, yet it doesn’t match the
form or heritage character of the
buildings on the other three corners.
Opportunities include improvements
to the building façade (addition of
character signage and roofline
additions), as well as wayfinding
signage and a community message
board to reinforce the civic function
of the space. These improvements
should be coordinated with enhanced
public spaces and landscape plantings
on the building edges where they
face Main Street and King Street (see
#5).
2. Reinforce the King Street and Main
Street intersection as the principal
intersection within the area.
The King and Main intersection is the
centre of Hagersville, yet its physical
condition does not reflect its
community focus role. Improvements
to this intersection should visually
accentuate this focal point, make it
more comfortable for pedestrian
crossings, and distinguish the identity
of Hagersville. Opportunities include
distinct pavement markings and/or
materials for the intersection,
possibly that commemorate
Hagersville’s history; the addition of
improved street signage, plantings,
and other amenities; and
improvements to the facades of the
four key buildings surrounding the
intersection.
3. Strengthen the pedestrian nature of
the secondary intersections within
the area, along King Street then
Main Street.
There are a number of other
important intersections in the area,
acknowledged to be secondary in
nature, that warrant improvements
given their pedestrian activity. Most
important are the Howard Street and
Alma Street intersections with King
Street, followed by side street
intersections along Main Street.
Improvements to these intersections
should similarly make them more
comfortable for pedestrian crossing,
carrying on the theme created by the
Main and King Street intersection.
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