Share Your Vision for Route 59

New website, social media sites allow Plainfield area residents to sound off on the future of Division Street.

Would you rather see a commercial corridor or a business transition district? Village officials are seeking community input on developing a vision for the Division Street (Route 59) corridor from Main Street south to Union Street. Once a residential neighborhood, the corridor is now a major road traveled by an estimated 40,000 vehicles every day. This month, urban design firm Civic ArtWorks launched the Vision for Division website, designed to give residents an active role in the planning and design of the corridor. Village Planner Michael Garrigan said the site launched Sept. 15 to coincide with River Days. Village staff used the event to spread the word about the website. “We handed out over 1,000 postcards,” Garrigan said, adding …

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