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Broadway are recognized as being distinct from each other and distinct from <br /> other streets in Monticello, and are given a character that fits their purpose. <br /> The crossroads of these streets announce the downtown with development that • <br /> reflects the best of Monticello and establishes a symbol of civic pride and <br /> activity in a location that represents the community's spirit and heritage. <br /> Concept'B'Key Ideas • The intersection of Pine and Broadway is redeveloped, with one corner <br /> having a strong civic presence. <br /> • Significant buildings will be developed at each of the other corners, mak- <br /> ing the crossroads the focus of Monticello's downtown. <br /> • Pine and Broadway are developed with a character that builds intensity in <br /> . the scale of development as one approaches downtown, so that downtown <br /> and the crossroads are the highlight of Monticello's commercial activities. <br /> • Arrival at the crossroads happens along one of the two major arteries of <br /> the community —Pine Street or Broadway — with each providing a dif- <br /> • ferent introduction to the community. <br /> • Pine Street leads through a bustling commercial core, with shoppers, cars <br /> and trucks, streetlights and traffic signals. <br /> • Broadway becomes a tree-lined boulevard, with well-maintained homes <br /> and traffic that is quieter and moving at a slower pace. <br /> • Streets become the most important public spaces in downtown, providing <br /> balance between vehicles and pedestrians. <br /> • Small plazas are developed between some buildings to create connections <br /> to parking areas and to link downtown to the river. <br /> • <br /> Concept 'C' As the Monticello community grows and changes, we have come to under • <br /> - <br /> Monticello: A New Bridge stand that downtown can never be what it once was. Commercial activities <br /> have migrated toward the Interstate and the traditional downtown lacks the life <br /> that it once had. The character and history of Monticello lies in the old down- <br /> Concept'C'Diagram . <br /> _1 •/i .. 1 c 1='r=- J <br /> iii •47 ,,,516:2 _ 3 1 <br /> .__..;11111 rHILlaa tIt(ouG. rlliIMI Itirli t4 ►...i.., <br /> 1UOD7i/.4,14•. bi p(: �.. <br /> li - lie, :: !j j_/___Ii.:.,.. 2 <br /> _j ./,l_.d 1 <br /> ".. V <br /> �J i 00 �, Iti•� I I 7 <br /> ..11.!... 1 1 1 ..Ww+Mdn•«...... <br /> . <br /> 1 w.- • _ <br /> _-1.'�-lam.!_1- . 2, 1 ;i s / .J---.MM.V"....M.r <br /> .M1M. .. iL 1 . <br /> 1 <br /> III <br /> , . <br /> 1 . . <br /> . .. _.A New Bridge <br /> Ix-- RevRalltingMontkrllo's Downtown and Riverfiont <br /> Page 2:4 <br />