Central Square

A Downtown with a strong central gathering space at the intersection of an active main street (Franklin) and cultural street (Main).

Attributes:

• A central plaza for Santa Clara is established around the intersection of Franklin and Main streets. The plaza is surrounded by a concentration of cultural amenities, hotel, retail, jobs, and housing, and is supported by a public parking garage.

• The easternmost blocks will be primarily multifamily housing with retail. As the City owns property in a good portion of these blocks it is likely that these would be redeveloped first (Phase 1).

• Housing is also the focus of blocks west of Madison Street.

• The post office and Victorian houses on the westernmost blocks are preserved.