South Front Street right-of-way discontinuance
Summary
Part of Front Street would be vacated for the Lockside plaza, raising questions about fire apparatus access and traffic. Staff said the plaza will be redesigned to accommodate emergency vehicles and the vacation ends at the old bridge approach on George Street.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct cost to taxpayers is stated; the vacated land would be attached to adjacent parcels, most of them city-owned.
Pedestrians gain a riverfront plaza and about 20 new parallel parking stalls.
Front Street residents and drivers lose a downtown connection; emergency access must be engineered into the plaza design.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Common Council - Nov 4, 2026
The city wants to vacate an unused stretch of street right-of-way along the 100 block of South Front Street to clear the way for a future downtown development with a publicly accessible plaza. The land would stay under city easement until the plaza design is approved.
Common Council - Oct 6, 2026
The council introduced a resolution to vacate part of the public right-of-way on the 450 block of Fortune Avenue; it now heads to a public hearing before a final decision.
Common Council - May 5, 2026
Part of Front Street would be vacated for the Lockside plaza, raising questions about fire apparatus access and traffic. Staff said the plaza will be redesigned to accommodate emergency vehicles and the vacation ends at the old bridge approach on George Street.
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