Urban Corridor Master Plan

The Wabash River is a critical regional and local resource. It is an economic, environmental, recreational, and cultural asset that is an essential cornerstone of our community's future health and prosperity.

About the Plan
This planning effort is not the first planning initiative for the Wabash in the Lafayette-West Lafayette reach. Rather, it builds on a rich legacy of public participation. In addition to asking the community to share their insight about their vision for the future of the Wabash River, this planning process will be exploring new frontiers by developing a plan of action comprised of a series of implementable strategies and projects with both short and long term planning horizons.

The initial phase of the work is focused on the downtown river segment, which we define as the areas between the Route 52 Bridge to the north, the Route 231 Bridge to the south, primarily River Road to the west, and the Ninth Street corridor leading down to the rail corridor (south of Columbia) to the east. 

From Public Meeting 2: A draft alternative concept for the Wabash between the 231 Bridge and Harrison Bridge

To date, we've held two public meetings: the first to determine community members goals for the corridor and the second to present the first round of ideas developed from the communities goals. Future meetings will present the final selected alternatives and detail the associated costs to achieve these goals.

Thank you for your interest in the current planning initiative for the Wabash River in the greater Lafayette-West Lafayette area. We were thrilled to have over two hundred community members attend and participate in the first meeting and more than one hundred representatives attend the second meeting. We enjoyed meeting and interacting with each of you and look forward to future opportunities to talk with you. We hope interest will continue to grow and we encourage you to attend the upcoming public presentations.  Feel free to bring a friend, or two! Your participation is integral in shaping the civic vision and positioning Lafayette-West Lafayette to be a community of choice now, and for future generations.