U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, Mayor Jean Stothert and leaders of the Blackstone Business Improvement District last week announced the Harney Streetscape Plan, a $2.5 million project to upgrade Harney Street through Midtown. Plans call for wider sidewalks, reduced traffic speed, better traffic signals and a reduction from three lanes of traffic to two. The project received a $2 million Federal Community Funding Project grant and requires a $500,000 local match. The project will start and finish in 2027.