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attractive for other businesses and removing the blighting influence of a vacant building in a significant location along Willamette Street. 2. Eliminate blight and blighting influences; 3. Strengthen the economic conditions of the Plan Area; and 4. Enhance downtown's role as the regional economic, governmental, and cultural center and a central location for public and private development and investment. B. OBJECTIVES Development in the Plan Area has been intended to implement the adopted policies contained in the Downtown Plan and to develop downtown as the heart of a livable, economically strong, and sustainable city. The objectives for the Plan are to ensure that: The parks, plazas, Farmers' Market, and open space provide inviting civic spaces: a. Benefit the Plan Area and community overall to bring even more community members into the Plan Area and allow for accessibility and connectivity between the public spaces, b. Benefit the community overall and the Farmers' Market with an improved permanent space in the Plan Area so the market can continue to bring hundreds of community members into the Plan Area and remain viable as an organization, and c. Benefit downtown, as athletes, visitors, media and local residents are in the center of our city for the World Track and Field Championships in 2021; 2. High-speed fiber can: a. Increase internet speed for lower monthly costs; b. Increase the competitiveness of the existing technology sector, which will increase the number and size of technology businesses and related jobs, in accordance with the Regional Prosperity Economic Prosperity Plan; c. Reduce costs and increased telecommunications speed for the City, Lane Community College, Lane County, Lane Council of Governments (LCOG), 4J and Bethel school districts; and d. Lower the cost of telecommunications service for residential buildings inside the Plan Area and at least two existing affordable housing projects within one block of the Plan Area; 3. Redevelopment of the Old LCC Building will transform a large, vacant building adjacent to Lane Transit District into an active use contributing to downtown vitality. Section 500 - Land Use Plan The use and development of all land within the Plan Area shall comply with the regulations prescribed in the City's comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance, subdivision ordinance, City Downtown Urban Renewal Plan - 2016 Amendment 4