City planning staff told the committee on March 4 that they will consider a commercial-area plan for Teal (Tele) Square once the capital investment plan (CIP) priorities are finalized and internally coordinated with infrastructure investments.

Jared Gallegani, director of Planning, Preservation and Zoning, said the department is sequencing long-range planning around major capital projects and expects to make decisions about new neighborhood or commercial-area plans after the city’s CIP update is complete this spring. He noted the planning office recently published a Broadway plan and is near publication of the Assembly Square neighborhood plan and the Data Square plan; that sequencing, he said, creates bandwidth to consider Teal Square later in 2025 or 2026.

Gallegani described the typical commercial-area plan scope: analysis of the commercial core, market and gap analysis, land-use opportunities, mobility and public-space improvements and a package of recommendations that can guide zoning, capital investments and incentive programs. He said the process typically takes several months in the scoping and outreach stage, but timelines vary with project scope; long-running items such as Data Square have experienced multiple starts and stops.

Committee members underscored local interest in Teal Square’s future, including market analyses to help prospective small businesses and guidance for neighborhood expectations about retail mix. Staff said they are continuing block walks, property-owner outreach and coordination with mobility projects in West Broadway while internal CIP and capital teams finalize priorities.

No formal vote was taken; staff will return with any proposed scope and a recommended timeline after the CIP update.