Proposed Medical District Makeover

TYLER — The look of the City of Tyler is getting ready for a change. A City Council meeting was held Tuesday at the City Hall in Tyler to review a Midtown Area Development Plan. The plan will give the medical district, the Tyler Junior College area and residential areas a new look. The surrounding areas of Trinity Mother Francis Hospital and ETMC make up the medical district hub. At the City Council meeting, City Planner Heather Nick, proposed a draft of the Mid-Town Area Development Plan to the Tyler City Council. The plan will focus on improving signage, land use, esthetics, light and street poles in a targeted area of Front Street, Broadway Avenue, Fifth Street and East Loop 323. One recommendation, renaming South Beckham to Medical Parkway.