City of Champaign to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for Downtown Plaza
Transformative Project Ushers in New Era of Reinvestment in Downtown Champaign The public is invited to attend a groundbreaking celebration to kick off construction of the first phase of the new Downtown Plaza. The ceremony will be held at 1 E. Main Street on July 12, 2024, at 4:30 pm. The celebration will include remarks […]
Downtown Champaign Kicks Off the Summer With Expanded Live and Late Night Entertainment
The City of Champaign is excited to welcome residents and visitors to experience everything Downtown Champaign has to offer during a summer filled with exciting new entertainment and fun activities for everyone. The Beat Downtown Champaign is a new campaign to bring more music, entertainment, and culture to downtown. The Beat aims to attract residents […]
Sidewalk Snow Removal Ordinance Activation 02-21-2022
Sidewalk Snow Removal Ordinance Activation 02-21-2022 The Acting Public Works Director has declared that the sidewalk snow and ice removal requirement in the Downtown, Midtown, and Campustown areas in effect. Records indicate that our area received 2.4” inches of snow Thursday of last week. In order to make the sidewalks safer for pedestrians, City Ordinance […]
City of Champaign Reminds Community of Parking Lot Changes to Promote Public Safety
Community Encouraged to Avoid Large Gatherings to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 The City of Champaign will continue to promote public safety by closing the City’s downtown parking lots at Neil & Washington and Walnut & Washington at 9:00 PM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights through September 6, 2020. This change is in response […]
Downtown Champaign Commercial District Receives Designation on National Register of Historic Places
The City of Champaign is proud to announce that on January 24, 2020, the United States Department of the Interior and National Park Service added the Champaign Downtown Commercial District to the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District. The new Champaign Downtown Commercial District contains 52 contributing and 11 non-contributing structures and […]
Champaign Recognized with Planning Award
The American Planning Association – Illinois Chapter (APA-IL) has recognized the City of Champaign with its 2018 “Best Practice” Award for the City’s elimination of minimum parking requirements in and around Campustown and Downtown. Minimum parking requirements are a land use regulation requiring each new building to have a certain amount of parking based on its […]
City of Champaign Reminder of Sidewalk Snow Removal for Campus and Downtown
With winter weather approaching, the City of Champaign would like to remind owners of properties located within the University District and the Downtown area that they are responsible for removing snow, ice, sleet or freezing rain from the sidewalks adjacent to their properties. The ordinance applies when accumulations are 2” or greater. The City of […]
Now on CGTV: Improved Pedestrian Safety at Downtown Crosswalks
Recently, staff from CGTV and Public Works teamed up to produce the first in a series of short videos about the improved pedestrian crosswalks throughout the City of Champaign. The first video in the series takes us downtown to the intersections of S. Walnut St. and Logan St. where the Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon traffic […]
Visit Champaign County Sharing Use of Center City Kiosks
The five sidewalk kiosks located in Downtown, Midtown and Campustown will now display events promoted by Visit Champaign County (VCC). VCC will utilize one side of each kiosk leaving the other side available for the Center City Map and promotion of other events in the Center City. The use of the kiosks will still be coordinated […]
Sidewalk Snow Removal Activation
As of 12:15 p.m. Thursday, February 25, 2016 the Public Works Director has declared that the sidewalk snow and ice removal requirement in the Downtown and Campustown areas is in effect. The Illinois State Water Survey indicates that our area received 3.7 inches of snow during the Wednesday morning to evening storm. In order to […]