NEW! Click here for photos of streetscape project progress.

The City of Tipton, in cooperation with the Tipton Chamber of Commerce, developed a sidewalk / streetscape improvement project for sections of Tiptons downtown, primarily along Cedar Street (highway 38). Phase I of the project began last fall, which includes one block North, South, East and West of the "stoplight" intersection of Cedar and 5th Streets. Completion of the sidewalk & paver portion of the project was delayed due to winter weather, but the project should be completed this spring.

Additional phases of the project are anticipated, which would more than likely extend the project southward on Cedar Street and include additional blocks East and West from Cedar Street (4th street, South side of 6th street, etc.

This improvement plan includes new sidewalks, including a concrete paver "brick" strip set back from the curb. Click on the illustration to the left for a detailed look at the features of the project. Also included in this project are new street lights and pedestrian lamps.

In addition to the new sidewalks and lighting, the project includes plans for ornamental trees to be planted along both sides of the street, for a total of eight trees on each block. The trees will be spaced evenly along the block. The street lamp photo above shows a good example of the style of tree that is proposed.

The planters that currently line the downtown streets will still be utilized and will be placed along each block as shown in the above diagram.

See the illustrations below for an overall view of Phase I of the project and for an overhead view of the project area where street lights currently exist and where new lights will be installed. Click on each to enlarge.

For additional information about the project, including proposed funding sources and additional benefits and background information, click here to view a website depicting a slideshow presentation that was developed for the Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on March 7, 2007. (optimized for Microsoft Internet Explorer)