BRISTOL BOROUGH Market Street Improvements

Bristol Borough’s economic boom leads to Market Street improvements
Bristol Borough’s Mill Street has undergone a major transformation in the past decade, becoming a go-to destination for diners and shoppers.

Bristol’s Raising the Bar civic organization is now spearheading the drive to improve the adjacent Market Street, a major one-way thoroughfare out of town for those who took one-way Mill Street into the borough.

A plaza will soon be constructed on a vacant lot at Market and Wood streets using tiles from renovations at the Grundy Library as a patio. A mural will also be painted on a building overlooking the plaza — enhancing the artistic and cultural vibe.

Other Market Street improvements include renovations to the Quaker Meeting House, the Masonic Lodge entrance, the Bristol Riverside Theatre and many new businesses.

Raising the Bar helped to jumpstart Bristol’s revitalization, beginning with its winning the Deluxe check corporation’s Small Business Revolution contest in 2017 and receiving $500,000 in prize money for community support projects, giving businesses in the riverfront borough a boost.
Source: Bucks County Courier Times; 6/15/2023