CID Master Plan

The CID Master Plan is divided into three focus areas that have large amounts of overlap.  These are further detailed with more information elsewhere on this site, but a summary of each is:

Transportation

A complete street approach to rethinking what US Highway 278 is and should be.  The new “Complete” 278 will be focused on creating a pedestrian friendly, aesthetically pleasing environment that will be a destination in the City of Covington and not a route through it.

The plan includes:

• Wide medians sized appropriately for accommodating large maturing canopy trees.
• Wide tree lawns that will provide safety to pedestrians through the planting of large maturing street trees between the travel way and the sidewalk.
• A large 12’ wide multipurpose sidewalk along the north side of the corridor that function as a linear park / trail.
• Pedestrian scaled street lights with festive banner options.
• Relocation of overhead utilities to the greatest extent practical.
• Replace signalized intersections with roundabouts where practical

 Gateway

Opportunities within public areas at key nodes or intersections along the corridor to establish a theme and unifying aesthetic to the district.

Key Gateway Program elements

• Landscape improvements within publicly controlled properties.
• Wayfinding, signage and built structures that establish an easily recognized theme.
• Where practical, create dual purpose trail heads / public parking opportunities.
• These are opportunities for low initial capital outlay improvements, however, a long-term commitment to necessary maintenance is critical.

Village

Opportunity areas within the district that are on private properties that are key to the corridor for one of the following reasons:

• Grouping of small properties at key areas that are either undeveloped or in a condition that redevelopment could be likely soon given the right catalyst.
• Large existing development areas that could see expansion or redevelopment soon.
• Large employment / service providing areas.
• Large undeveloped properties that have redevelopment opportunities.