Downtown Redding Redevelopment making good progress – Action News Now

REDDING, Calif. The Downtown Circulation Project in Downtown Redding is almost complete. At the intersection of Tehama Street and Market Street, a new layer of asphalt was laid on top.

Street surfaces that have not had cars drive through in 50 years will soon be open.

The purpose was to reintroduce the streets through the core of downtown, said Mark Christ, a senior housing specialist with the City of Redding.

He said the main reason for the project is, "To help spur business activity downtown and make it more accessible to vehicles to pedestrians.

Plant Daddy, a new business that just opened back in November, is excited to see the new changes headed to the area.

Now that it's opening it's going to bring a lot of foot traffic in, said Megan Kelly, the shop manager. A lot of small businesses I think are going to thrive, especially with all the traffic.

The Downtown Circulation Project is expected to be fully finished in mid-January.

Not too far from the Downtown Circulation Project, a housing project years in the making -- is welcoming new residents to downtown.

People started moving into the Market Center building. Jessica Jaspers, moved in to her new place a few weeks ago and is happy to call it home.

I really like it, said Jaspers. There's a super cute community room and there's a nice little outdoor area. Everyone seems really friendly and Im really happy to be here.

Jaspers tells Action News Now the moving was a bit crazy, but is glad to be all settled in.

It was a little hectic just because I've never lived in anything like this, said Jaspers.

It was kind of a process as far as like getting our stuff up into the unit but now that it's over, it a walk in the park.

The old Dickers building now transformed into an 80,000 square foot structure. With affordable housing on top and retails shops still being finished. There are 82 housing units on-site, 81 are set aside for affordable housing. The other unit is set aside for management who will be living on site.

I think it's a huge catalyst for future development to see what can be done with the type of mixed-use building that's going on, said Christ.

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