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An initiative of the Open Air Committee of the Rutland Creative Economy
Center Street Marketplace Designs
The Vision
Center Street Marketplace is an new, attractive, and vital pedestrian place serving as a destination that enhances the commercial downtown and the City as a whole.
Goals
Create a vibrant public gathering destination that attracts people into downtown Rutland to experience community and engage in commerce.
Demonstrate that a small rural downtown can redefine itself in the face of increasing competition from commercial development on the outskirts of town.
Demonstrate that a small rural downtown can redefine itself in the face of increasing competition from commercial development on the outskirts of town.
Key Elements of the Project
- Attractive and comfortable public gathering space
- Alteration of surrounding buildings to introduce supportive commercial activity onto the space
- Prominent entrances that announce the presence of the space to passers-by
- Direct connection to the main downtown commercial blocks of Center Street and Merchants Row
- Flexibly designed space that allows for a range of activities and programs
- Control the space via aesthetic, yet functional, gates
- Innovative stormwater features such as rain gardens and an underground stormwater detention chamber.
- Alteration of surrounding buildings to introduce supportive commercial activity onto the space
- Prominent entrances that announce the presence of the space to passers-by
- Direct connection to the main downtown commercial blocks of Center Street and Merchants Row
- Flexibly designed space that allows for a range of activities and programs
- Control the space via aesthetic, yet functional, gates
- Innovative stormwater features such as rain gardens and an underground stormwater detention chamber.
Rutland Creative Economy
Partner Organizations
About Me
- Rutland Open Air
- The Center Street Marketplace is an initiative of the Rutland Creative Economy.