Downtown Champaign Plan

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Downtown Champaign is the heart of the city, connecting people to businesses, cultural destinations, public services, and vibrant public spaces. As the city's central hub, Downtown plays a role in shaping the identity and experience of our community. Over the past decades, it has undergone significant change, with new developments, shifts in businesses, and evolving needs of residents and visitors. The City of Champaign is updating the 2006 Downtown Plan which had recommendations for Downtown urban design and development, transportation, market demand and land use, and programming.

Our Downtown Plan aims to provide a collective vision for an inclusive and economically prosperous Downtown for next-generation residents, patrons, and small businesses. This website is an opportunity for residents, business owners, and visitors to share their thoughts on their ideal Downtown Champaign. Complete the survey here and let us know your thoughts! Tomar la encuesta en español.

Why participate?

  1. Shape the Future: Your feedback helps guide decisions that directly impact the growth and development of downtown.
  2. Ensure Community Needs: Participants make sure that the plan reflects the needs and desires of residents like you.
  3. Support a Vibrant Downtown: Share ideas that will contribute to making Downtown a more vibrant, accessible, and livable area


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Click here to take the Downtown Plan survey!
Haga clic aquí para tomar la encuesta en español

Downtown Champaign is the heart of the city, connecting people to businesses, cultural destinations, public services, and vibrant public spaces. As the city's central hub, Downtown plays a role in shaping the identity and experience of our community. Over the past decades, it has undergone significant change, with new developments, shifts in businesses, and evolving needs of residents and visitors. The City of Champaign is updating the 2006 Downtown Plan which had recommendations for Downtown urban design and development, transportation, market demand and land use, and programming.

Our Downtown Plan aims to provide a collective vision for an inclusive and economically prosperous Downtown for next-generation residents, patrons, and small businesses. This website is an opportunity for residents, business owners, and visitors to share their thoughts on their ideal Downtown Champaign. Complete the survey here and let us know your thoughts! Tomar la encuesta en español.

Why participate?

  1. Shape the Future: Your feedback helps guide decisions that directly impact the growth and development of downtown.
  2. Ensure Community Needs: Participants make sure that the plan reflects the needs and desires of residents like you.
  3. Support a Vibrant Downtown: Share ideas that will contribute to making Downtown a more vibrant, accessible, and livable area


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  • Upcoming Study Session! Downtown Plan Update

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    This Tuesday, April 22nd, the Downtown Plan Team will provide an exciting project update during a City Council Study Session! Study Sessions are an opportunity to provide public comment directly to the Downtown Plan Team and City Council. This Tuesday's meeting will feature an update on the planning process. It is not the adoption of a final plan. After months of public engagement and market analysis, staff will discuss findings and insights for our Engagement Analysis Report and Market Assessment.

    The project team will seek direction from City Council to work with consultant SB Friedman on developing site-specific market assessments for ten vacant and underutilized properties in the Downtown Study Area. The team will also seek direction to prepare the draft vision, guiding principles, strategies and success metrics for the Plan, based off public input collected to date, and City Council feedback. These materials will then be posted for further public input.

    The Community Insights Survey will remain open until May 2nd. For more information, please see Report to Council SS 2025-013 (linked here).

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    Downtown Market Assessment