Priority #1
Mobility
Forge community connections between districts. -Construct a pedestrian bridge to River Museum -Advance micro-mobility and a cycle track
Activating Downtown Dubuque Together.
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Culture & Creativity
Housing
Mobility
Entrepreneurial
Cultivation
Cultivation
Recreation Spaces
& Natural Areas
& Natural Areas
Turning input into impact
The downtown core development strategy.
Right now, Dubuque Forward is helping lead a Downtown Core Development Strategy focused on how people experience, move through, and connect across downtown Dubuque. This work centers on the downtown core, defined by the bluff, Highway 61, and 14th Street, and how its districts function together as one place.
The strategy focuses on five core priorities that shape a healthier, more connected downtown:
Priority #2
Recreation Spaces & Natural Areas
Create a green and resilient core. -Establish a "Cathedral Green" -Envision a central "Bicentennial Park"
Priority #3
Mixed Use Development
Increase housing supply for all. -Anchor the Millwork District -Increase the "Missing Middle" infill housing
Priority #4
Entrepreneurial Cultivation
Promote good jobs and local businesses. -Grow downtown's institutional presence -Create more "Third Spaces"
Priority #5
Culture & Creativity
Enhance placemaking and the public realm. -Implement highway underpass lighting -Reclad Five Flags Center elevations(s)
notes from the field
Urban Design in action.
Sparking energy in the Dubuque Downtown core.
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Creating action in the Dubuque community.
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Dubuque Forward brings together residents, partners, designers, and institutions to study conditions, test ideas, and build momentum around shared goals.
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