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Monticello will evolve slowly, much as it has for the past decades, with a new <br /> respect for the integrity of worthy structures and new development that reflects <br /> traditional patterns and quality. But it will only happen if incentives for <br /> 41110 change are provided by the city. <br /> — a.'�ov �-1-r'0- : ,� 7 <br /> � 1 <br /> n 1111111111HVim' Ia. :1 <br /> NEI �, 1 <br /> awl 5?,:o'111111 <br /> It:I .?Z.: r l .4 K3,iiirT• <br /> I I ._ .,. .t.. s?_____ <br /> f,alit <br /> .� 4 t 9014%kfi 4,11.4 • rf,.,till , 1 I — _ <br /> 11 : 71- [j E ::: 7.- <br /> • ilil <br /> Mme:• <br /> _ - , -ll 111 t1lWT -:1.-...F <br /> •, J 1 <br /> To better Integrate the Monticello Mall with a revitalized downtown and riverfront,Walnut Street should feel as if it extends <br /> to the front door of the mall. <br /> The Monticello Mall should also be seen as an activity center— as the south <br /> anchor to a revitalized downtown. As it changes, it needs to be better connect- <br /> ed to Walnut Street; in fact, Walnut Street should feel like it extends to the <br /> front door of the Mall. The activity generated by a vital mall cannot be <br /> matched by any single smaller private sector venture. That the building exists <br /> iland is not contributing wholly to downtown must be one of the factors that is ' <br /> changed by this plan. The Mall needs a new use — a furniture store cannot <br /> generate enough activity to make it seem alive. It needs a new look— it has <br /> the feel of a box without relation to the community; image what it might be if <br /> the building were opened up with windows toward the rest of downtown and <br /> sidewalk enhancements that make it feel like an integral part of downtown. It <br /> will never have the character of Broadway, but at least it can be made more <br /> friendly. <br /> Assuming that a strong market will entice businesses and customers to down- Physical Design <br /> town Monticello and that it can maintain its economic viability only achieves a <br /> part of the community's vision. The physical design of the downtown area can <br /> reinforce its function, build legible patterns of development(those patterns that <br /> I canal unrIIr[l�t u'! , :, ' gt/ .� 4 J h0 41 � . <br /> !$J <br /> I 1111111ll11h <br /> lip,:t2 a it <br /> Illk111112Crgiit ;tip 1 III <br /> �. + "r1111411111, 1 Ag ,�a.1 �ti ' IN 11111111 <br /> l ,111 a Ill'..{ 'e alias, Ir0 13 - _ In r-7 <br /> Traditional patterns of development-with buildings placed dose to the street and parking to the sides or rear of buildings <br /> . will establish a character that maintains the sense of a small town downtown. _ <br /> A New Bridge • <br /> Revltaltring Monticello's Downtown and Rlverlmnt - <br /> Page 3:9 <br />