Hagersville Streetscape Plan

7. Establish an identity for downtown
Hagersville through physical
improvements that builds on the
community’s rural, agriculture and
historic roots.
Downtown Hagersville does not have
a clearly defined and visually
apparent identity that sets it apart
from other village centres in the
County (or the surrounding area) and
that visitors can associate with.
Improvements made to downtown
Hagersville’s streets and spaces
should have a consistent character
that is symbolic of heritage roots
based on the local rural and
agricultural context of Hagersville.
8. Preserve the existing supply of public
parking in the area (on‐street and
off‐street parking) when making any
improvements to the streets and
spaces.
Downtown Hagersville generally has a
good supply of publicly accessible onstreet
and off‐street parking
throughout the study area. However,
some specific locations, particularly in
the vicinity of the King Street and
Main Street intersection, have more
pronounced parking constraints given
a number of larger businesses do not
have a private supply of parking. Any
improvements to the streets and
public parking areas within
downtown Hagersville should not
significantly reduce the amount of
public parking in the area.
9. Enhance the overall wayfinding
signage program through the
addition of directional, street name,
and commemorative signage.
Downtown Hagersville lacks a
wayfinding program that directs
visitors to the area’s key destinations,
spaces and amenities. Such a
program would be oriented to visitors
encouraging them to stop and
wander while enabling them to easily
get around the area once stopped.
Opportunities include wayfinding
signage that directs visitors to key
destinations (farmer market, hospital,
and park for instance), larger
decorative street signage for principal
streets (King and Main intersection a
priority), and signage features that
identify Hagersville’s historical
moments and roots.
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