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This current plan for downtown incorporates the Vision into a framework for public and <br />private decisions affecting downtown in the future. The plan builds on previous plans and <br />studies. A list of this previous work is included in the Appendix. <br /> <br />Downtown Plan Study Area <br />The Downtown Plan study area includes the downtown core and immediate adjacent <br />areas. The study area overlaps with three neighborhood refinement plan areas, the <br />Whiteaker Plan, the West University Refinement Plan, and Jefferson Far West <br />Refinement Plan. Where the policies of this plan conflict with adopted policies in <br />previous plans, this most recent plan prevails. <br /> <br />Organization of this Plan <br />The plan includes nine related elements, each a fundamental aspect of downtown urban <br />vitality and economic strength: <br /> <br /> I. Strong Regional Center <br /> <br /> II. Building a Downtown <br /> <br /> III. Great Streets <br /> <br /> IV. Special Places <br /> <br /> V. Living Downtown <br /> <br /> VI. Downtown Riverfront <br /> <br /> VII. Cultural Center <br /> <br />VIII. Safe Civic Center <br /> <br /> IX. Getting Around Downtown <br /> <br />The discussion of each element includes policies, implementation strategies, and <br />examples of possible projects. Only policies are adopted by the City Council. <br /> <br />Council. <br /> <br />Policies are statements to articulate and move the community towards its goals. <br />With the exception of Policy IV 3, relating to EWEB's riverfront property, the <br />policies in the Downtown Plan are aspirational, and cannot be the basis for denial of <br />public or private proposals regarding change in the downtown. <br /> <br /> <br />