Capitol Highway Landscaping Project

The Hillsdale Main Street Design Committee is excited to announce the installation of their first project – landscaping strips along Capitol Highway!  Long planting strips were added to the street-side of the sidewalks surrounding most current street trees.  These planting strips were filled with water-resistant, but aesthetically pleasing plants.  The purpose of the project is to increase the look and feel of the streetscape, hopefully catching the attention of the 30,000 vehicles that travel through the district daily and making them realize they have arrived someplace.  It will also improve the pedestrian experience.  We would like to thank all volunteers who both helped plan the project, as well as help on planting day.  A special thanks goes to Dan Jenkins with Group Mackenzie, without whome none of the planning and permit process would have been completed.  Below, please find some preliminary sketches of the project, along with some pictures of the finished product: