Downtown Wheaton Strategic Plan
and Streetscape Plan

Phase: Planning Process
Start Date: Summer 2012 
Completion Date: Summer 2013
Estimated Cost: $150,000
Contact: Director of Planning, James P. Kozik 
Phone: 630-260-2008 E-mail: jkozik@wheaton.il.us 

Related Information

One of the Wheaton City Council's goals in their Strategic Priorities is economic development in the City's downtown. A key part of that will be the development of a Downtown Wheaton Strategic Plan and a Downtown Streetscape Plan. To assist in this, the Council conducted a competitive request for proposals and selected Design Workshop, a planning consultant specializing in landscape architecture, urban design and strategic services.

The development of both plans will begin with a presentation to City Council followed by information meetings and updates. The following tasks are associated with completing the final project:

• Project Initiation
• Inventory and Analysis of Existing Conditions
• Initial Visioning Session and Creation of Plan Alternative
• Creation of Preferred Plans for Downtown Wheaton 
• Completion of Final Vision Plan
• Completion of Final Strategic Plan
• Completion of Final Streetscape Plan
• Final Vision, Strategic Plan and Conceptual Streetscape Plan
• Public Open House

The complete project can be seen in the City Council Resolution below. As this project progresses, this page and the links below will be updated.

• 1/30/12 City Council Planning Session Agenda: (pdf) City Council reviews request for proposals 
• 2/27/12 City Council Planning Session: (Video) Council selects Design Workshop 
• Resolution R30-12: (pdf) Council resolution authorizing agreement with Design Workshop 
• 6/25/12 City Council Planning Session: (Video) Design Workshop presentation to City Council and discussion
• 6/26/12 Downtown Strategic Plan Public Meeting: (Video) Design Workshop presentation to public about the planning process
• 7/23/12 City Council Planning Session: (Video) City Council conference call with Design Workshop for project update
• 9/10/12 City Council Planning Session: (Video) City Council conference call with Design Workshop for project update
• 9/18/12 Community Visioning Session (Video)
• Results of 9/18/12 Community Visioning Session Polling (pdf)
• 9/24/12 City Council Planning Session: (Video) City Council conference call with Design Workshop: recap of community visioning session, update
• 10/8/12 City Council Planning Session: (Video) Design Workshop presentation reviewing possible ideas to present at community meeting
• 1/28/13 City Council Planning Session: (Video) Design Workshop presentation summarizing public input, analysis and project vision
• 1/28/13 Documents:
  • Downtown Wheaton 2013 Market Study (pdf)
  • Downtown Wheaton 2013 Utility Evaluation (pdf)
  • Downtown Wheaton 2013 Traffic Evaluation (pdf)
  • Downtown Wheaton 2013 Summary of Public Input (pdf)
  • Design Workshop Presentation Slides for 1/28/13 Planning Session (pdf)
• 2/28/13 Open House Presentation Slides (pdf): Design Workshop presentation of possible ideas for the Downtown Plan.
• 4/4/13 Downtown Streetscape Plan Public Meeting: (Video) Design Workshop presents possibilities for downtown streetscape plan and solicits feedback from public
  • Design Workshop Presentation Slides for 4/4/13 Public Meeting (pdf)
•  Design Workshop Presentation Slides for 5/29/13 Public Meeting (pdf)