Hagersville Streetscape Plan

4. South Streetscape
Design Focus
The south streetscape section is Main Street southwards from the
King and Main intersection. This section represents the southern
entrance to the core. Key issues for the south streetscape include
the general absence of streetscape and pedestrian amenities;
heavy volumes of traffic, particularly truck traffic; tight width of
sidewalks and boulevards; a number of vehicular interruptions of
the sidewalk through driveway accesses; and gaps in the street
edge with buildings set back and front yard parking areas.
The design focus for the south streetscape section is to strengthen
and soften the pedestrian and visual environment along this
portion of the north‐south spine through the downtown. This
includes strengthening the entrance at Church Street; providing
more greenery and plantings to soften the comfort for those
walking along the street; and providing better edges along open
frontages where buildings are set back.
Improvements
The recommended improvements to the south streetscape
section include the following elements:
a) Public street tree plantings in and around the Main and
King intersection and around the market square;
b) Private street tree plantings on both sides of Main Street
further south along Main Street approaching the Church
Street intersection, where space permits;
c) Addition of pedestrian amenities along the streetscape,
including decorative light standards, garbage receptacles,
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