City of Waveland revamping Highway 90 corridor – WXXV News 25

The City of Waveland is starting the process of revamping the Highway 90 corridor.

The City of Waveland is directing its focus on revitalizing and redeveloping the Highway 90 corridor. Mayor Mike Smith said, We want you to slow down. Maybe you see something you want; you stop and you shop locally. Thats what we want. So, its really important that we update the corridor and deal with some dilapidated buildings.

Mayor Smith says through an online survey more than 450 residents weighed in on what they would like to see come of the two-and-a-half mile stretch from lower Bay Road to Bay St. Louis. Overall, respondents said they want the area updated and the run-down properties cleaned up.

The project is happening with the help of Orion Planning and Design. Orion Planning and Design Partner Bob Barber said, Were conceptualizing now and those concepts include paths and pedestrian connections that will integrate the corridor into other parts of Waveland, even trying to get it properly connected to the waterfront.

Barber says Highway 90 in Waveland is full of potential and growth, even in areas where broken down buildings and lots sit. You look at that and you see lots of challenges, but theres tons of opportunity with that. You have an opportunity to recreate that space and place and do it in a better way than it has been in the past and that it is now. Thats opportunity to us. When we point out some of the challenges in the corridor, we flip it immediately and whats the upside opportunity there and theres lot there.

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City of Waveland revamping Highway 90 corridor - WXXV News 25