Dixie Highway in Springfield Township contains the community’s largest concentration of commercial businesses. This five-lane roadway acts as Springfield’s “main street,” providing residents with a broad range of shopping and service opportunities. However, due to a number of factors such as the limited available utilities, this corridor has not developed to its full potential.

With the assistance of Carlisle/Wortman Associates, the Township created the Dixie Highway Corridor plan in 2000, and updated this plan in 2009. The plan update began by forming a steering committee of corridor business and property owners. This group identified opportunities to advance investment and priority steps to be taken to address the most important impediments to development. The Township Board and Planning Commission members were then engaged to identify and build consensus on design elements for corridor improvements.

The plan addresses the most important issues facing the corridor, including roadway infrastructure, access management, corridor visual image, pedestrian / non-motorized improvements, and economic development.

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