In September 2015, the City of Racine, Wisconsin and the Racine Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC) hired a consultant team led by Vandewalle & Associates to produce an Area-Wide Plan for the community’s highest priority redevelopment area, the Root River Redevelopment Area – a prominent corridor along the Root River adjacent to Downtown from the Racine Harbor west to the 6th Street Bridge—now known as the “RootWorks” Area.