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DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT

Create an economically vibrant and safe downtown with equal access for all
DD 1 - Increase Residential Housing
On Target
DD 1.1 - Develop 1100 block of Texas St. click here to learn more
1. Demolish the 1100 Block of Texas Street (late spring/early summer 2023).
2. Issue request for development proposals to develop mixed use.
Below Target
DD 1.2 - Sell Sem Yeto Property click here to learn more
1. Complete sale of Sem Yeto property for the development of new housing downtown.
DD 2 - Improve Infrastructure
Complete
DD 2.1 - Complete streetscapes plan click here to learn more
1. Develop a phased streetscape plan to improve and transform Texas Street.
Below Target
DD 2.2 - Pursue Property Based Improvement District (PBID) click here to learn more
1. Study feasibility of creating a PBID to assist property owners with desired downtown maintenance and improvements.
Below Target
DD 2.3 - Utility upgrades click here to learn more
1. Analyze the existing sewer and water infrastructure in and around downtown to determine if upgrades are necessary to accommodate future development.
On Target
DD 2.4 - W. Texas Complete Street Project click here to learn more
1. Construct water and roadway improvements to transform W. Texas Street corridor from Beck to Pennsylvania Ave.
DD 3 - Commercial Development
On Target
DD 3.1 - Implement REAP Program click here to learn more
1. Market the newly expanded REAP Program to interested businesses and property owners in the Downtown.
2. Facilitate and process REAP requests.
Below Target
DD 3.2 - Reduce barriers to new commercial development (ministerial approval) click here to learn more
1. Explore changes to City Zoning Ordinance to streamline the entitlement process for specific project types in downtown to reduce the time required for processing, thereby increasing certainty for applicants.
DD 4 - Placemaking and Activation
On Target
DD 4.1 - Increase Enforcement click here to learn more
1. Install new parking regulation signage and enforce illegal parking.
2. Work with downtown businesses to post no-sleeping signs in doorways to assist PD with enforcement.
3. Continue outreach of PD Community Action Team to support businesses to create a feeling of safety and security for businesses and community members.
On Target
DD 4.2 - Advance branding campaign to change perceptions of downtown click here to learn more
1. Continue to work with the City’s marketing consultant (Jstokes) for downtown branding and marketing.
On Target
DD 4.3 - Add more public art and art-based programming click here to learn more
1. Integrate art, including Glashoff sculptures, into the downtown amenity zones as a part of the Streetscape project.
2. Explore new mural opportunities, including a mural celebrating the city’s diversity.
3. Work with local art-focused entities to add art programming in the downtown.
4. Work with faculty at Fairfield-Suisun School District and Solano College to create opportunities for students to showcase their art.
5. To create GIS data layer for public art
6. Add art and safety reflectivity to bollards
Downtown Development Measures
Business Visits Conducted
Leases Signed
REAP Applications
Property Acquisitions
Capital Projects in Design (quantity and $ amount)
Capital Projects in Construction (quantity and $ amount)
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City of Fairfield
1000 Webster Street
Fairfield, CA 94533