ReVision Florence Outreach Survey

The Florence Urban Renewal Agency (FURA) has been working with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Murray Smith & Associates (MSA), and Dougherty Landscape Architects (DLA) on the designs for ReVision Florence. The desire of the Urban Renewal Agency and the City is to build upon what is great about Florence and to put our best foot forward for our citizens and visitors as they travel through our beautiful community. 

ODOT will be repaving the segment of Highway 101 from the Siuslaw River Bridge to the Highway 126 intersection. Their paving project will also include ADA improvements along the highway. To leverage the work being planned for 2017-18 by ODOT, the FURA Board is working on a streetscape design for the Highways 101 and 126 corridors. ReVision Florence will improve the visual aesthetics of these major transportation facilities through the heart of our community.

Over the past year, we have been working with our community and local business owners to develop ReVision Florence in a way that will make the areas safer for pedestrians and bicyclists, more attractive for visitors, provide visual cues to drivers to slow down, and to promote economic development for current and future businesses in our community.

ReVision Florence will coordinate with the work ODOT has planned to repave Highway 101 and will provide streetscaping along the Highways 101 and 126 corridors. This will include:

- Defining Bike Lanes and Parking along the highway.
- Building ADA compliant sidewalks.
- Adding gateway features to Florence and Old Town.
- Adding pedestrian amenities to improve walkability, including lighting, benches, bike racks, trash receptacles, etc.
- Incorporating Public Art.​
- Adding Street landscaping.

For full details on ReVision Florence and future updates, visit the ReVision Florence project page.