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<br />PRIORITY ISSUE #2: <br /> <br />CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT <br /> <br />What is the issue? <br /> <br />Method to defIne the boundaries <br />Determining preferred uses <br /> <br />Why is it an issue? <br />Area is divided - no connection <br />Lack of an overall plan <br />'(Historical" issues <br /> <br />Consequences of not addressing: <br />Lose ties to the City's past <br />Lose "historic" structures <br />No connection to the river <br />Lose "traditional" uses <br />Minimum opportunity for desirable redevelopment <br /> <br />VISION / ALTERNATIVE <br /> <br />New development/redevelopment <br />The Bluff Block <br />Jackson Square <br />Development north of the tracks <br />Long range plan for entire CBD <br /> <br />Storefront rehabs <br /> <br />Rear access to businesses <br /> <br />Orientation toward the river <br /> <br />Pedestrian orientation <br /> <br />Service, boutique uses <br /> <br />BARRIERS <br /> <br />Lack of overall plan in "manageable chunks" <br /> <br />May lose some existing businesses <br /> <br />Physical separation (tracks, highway) of the area <br />