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The number of surface parking lots downtown continues to diminish as development <br /> occurs, adding greater intensity of uses. In the past, the use of financial tools to assist <br /> with providing downtown parking has often been critical to the success of redevelopment <br /> for projects such as Broadway Place. The City needs to refine the parking program in the <br /> downtown area and continue to collaborate with property owners and developers to <br /> address parking demand. <br /> <br /> The location and design of parking downtown is critical. Parking areas need to be easily <br /> available near downtown destinations. On-street parking should be provided wherever <br /> practical. Entrances to parking structures and lots should be located for pedestrian safety <br /> and to maximize pedestrian activity at street level. <br /> <br /> Multi -Modal Connections <br /> Easily accessible links among different modes of transportation, as well as parking, make <br /> getting around downtown smoother. This plan supports enhanced and well marked <br /> connections between bus and shuttle routes, the train depot, and the eventual relocation of <br /> intercity and interstate bus service proximate to the train depot area. <br /> <br />Policies <br /> <br />1. Develop a transportation system that supports the vision of a vital downtown and <br /> provides for the safe and efficient movement of automobiles, pedestrians, bicycles, <br /> and emergency and transit vehicles. <br /> <br />2. Promote and support alternative modes and accessibility through strategic planning <br /> and public investment. <br /> <br />3. Enhance functional designs for streets, sidewalks and related public improvements <br /> with carefully chosen design elements, including materials, alignments, plantings, and <br /> streetscape elements. <br /> <br />Implementation Strategies <br /> <br />A. Develop specific designs and public improvement plans to convert portions of <br /> Willamette, Broadway, 5th Avenue and 8th Avenue to "Great Streets." <br /> <br />B. Implement the policies and strategies of CATS, including two-way street conversions, <br /> structured parking, pedestrian and bike system improvements. <br /> <br />C. Facilitate increased residential and commercial densities within the downtown area to <br /> support increased transit, pedestrian and bicycle activity in the area. Require new <br /> developments to follow transit and pedestrian-oriented development design <br /> guidelines. <br /> <br /> 40 <br /> <br /> <br />