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The Springfield Avenue Partnership participates in various community and business improvement projects throughout the year.

Streetscape
The Township of Maplewood is investing significant funds into the streetscape plan for Springfield Avenue. Work began with the repaving of the Avenue beginning in the Fall of 2001 and completed in spring of 2002. Further enhancements to the road surface include a special stamping and imprinting of the road surface where medians and crosswalks occur to give the visual appearance of brick pavers and stone masonry throughout the length of the Avenue. This work was completed in the summer of 2002.

Sidewalk

The remainder of the streetscape work will be carried out by the township and include new sidewalks, added greenery in the form of trees, shrubbery and flower planters, additional pedestrian-scale lighting, benches, information kiosks and traffic-calming measures such as “bump-outs” to create additional pedestrian friendly spaces and slow down vehicular traffic. The initial streetscape changes will focus on each “gateway” area as one enters into Maplewood from the East and West and the existing pedestrian node at the corner of Prospect Street and Springfield Avenue. Additional areas of work along the Avenue will be phased in over subsequent years.

The Township is also working diligently to secure additional federal, state and county funding to supplement the current streetscape budget. The Partnership is working with property owners and the Township to encourage building and façade rehabilitation which will enhance the planned streetscape changes.

Read more about the Façade Grant Program.