See the changes coming to downtown Orlando’s Church Street Station

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando’s iconic Church Street Station will receive a makeover of sorts as new streetscaping will be added to what was once the center of downtown nightlife.

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The Orlando City Council recently approved an initiative that will transform downtown’s streetscaping, and the Downtown Development Board shared renderings of the changes on social media Monday.

The agency said that West Church Street near the SunRail station will become a “festival street” in several phases, creating a “vibrant space for events, drawing more visitors and energizing our local economy.”

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The project aims to make downtown a “thriving, connected community for residents, employees and visitors,” the agency said in its post.

“We don’t necessarily think it will be the Church Street of the 1980s,” David Barilla, the agency’s executive director, told Channel 9 on Monday. “But (it will have) the right look, the right feel for where we are today in our ongoing transformation.”

See the renderings and a map below:

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Once one of Orlando’s top attractions, what’s next for downtown’s Church Street Once one of Orlando’s top attractions, what’s next for downtown’s Church Street (WFTV.com News Staff/WFTV)

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