Downtown Medford
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Several hundred businesses employing more than two thousand workers call Downtown Medford home. As the Jackson County seat, practically all government agencies are represented, with City, County, State and Federal offices clustered within easy walking distance. Major private employers include Lithia Motors, the Medford Mail Tribune, and Rogue Community College. More than twenty eating establishments service both Downtown's employment base as well as workers from outside the area.
Downtown's designation as a National Historic District in 1999 has sparked renewed interest in preserving the city's extensive inventory of historic buildings. The Craterian Theater, Medford's only performing arts center, emerged from a comprehensive rehabilitation.
More than 2,000 parking spaces are available in the Downtown core, including almost 400 in Medford's first public parking structure at the corner of Riverside and 6th Street. Parking is free for customers, who enjoy the benefits of short-term spaces directly in front of shops and long-term spaces in the city's numerous customer parking lots and the two parking garages, where customers and their vehicles are protected from the elements. Convenient employee parking is available for lease in several city-owned parking lots for a monthly fee that's substantially lower than the rates charged for many private parking lots.
As traffic congestion continues to increase in other areas of Medford, access to Downtown remains among the best in the Rogue Valley. Thanks to Downtown's traditional grid design, an extensive network of streets connects the center of the city with surrounding neighborhoods, resulting in easy access from all directions. Business exposure and visibility is excellent, as Downtown is bisected by Riverside and Central Avenues, the City's only north-south travel corridors, and Main & 8th Streets, two primary east-west thoroughfares.
The Medford Urban Renewal Agency (MURA) continues to build streetscapes that improve the pedestrian environment. Flared corners at intersections narrow the width of the street and provide shorter crosswalks. Street trees, benches, better lighting, drinking fountains, planters, fountains, and new sidewalks all help to attract customers out of their cars and into the Downtown environment.
Downtown customers appreciate the high level of services and the quality of goods offered by our retail merchants and businesses. If you think your business could benefit from joining the Downtown community, contact MURA or the Heart of Medford Association. We'll be happy to welcome you to the neighborhood.