MCDUFFIE STREET

EXISTING: McDuffie Street in downtown Buena Vista features a wide paved area with limited street trees and shade.

PROPOSED: The improvements to McDuffie Street create a more pedestrianfriendly experience in downtown Buena Vista. This concept shows the road resurfaced with fresh crosswalk striping and new parking lines. The new angled parking spaces include EV chargers to promote regional tourism. Landscaped bump-outs adjacent to angled parking spaces slow traffic and offer space for new street trees like willow oaks or laurel oaks that would provide shade to the road and sidewalk. On the east side of the street, wider sidewalks allow room for businesses to have outdoor tables and more street trees in tree grates. An expanded central median planted with native grasses also calms traffic and allows for safe crossing at the busy 6th Avenue intersection.

Marion Drug Building

EXISTING: The façade of the historic Marion Drug Building features a lot of worn paint and mismatched colors. A safety door on the second-floor hints at what was once a balcony.

PROPOSED: This rendering shows an updated and more cohesive color scheme that echoes the iconic Marion Drug Coca-Cola sign on the side of the building. A balcony has been reinstalled to take full advantage of second-floor rental potential. Expanded outdoor seating space under the balcony and street trees makes the site more comfortable for patrons as well.