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the community's goals for the city center. These goals are reflected not only in the Comprehensive Plan policies applicable to this land use decision but also in the voter surveys, polls, and questionnaires that played a role in the development of the proposed Downtown Design. Confirmation of consistency with the community's goals will occur if the proposed Downtown Design is approved by the voters at the May election. C. Downtown Access Circulation and Parkin Element. Policies 1 through 5 of this element are relevant to the decision and provide that, "Polic 1. rmprove access and entrances into downtown fram the regional transportation system." "Pol~ icy 2. Provide better access within downtown and links between downtown and other mayor activity centers." "PaI. icy 3. Continue efforts to aggressively promote access to and circulation within the downtown by bicycles, mass transit, walking, car pooling, and other alternative modes of transportation." "Pol_ icy_ 4. Encourage actions that will recognize the role of various streets and maximize their use for access to downtown and circulation and parking within downtown." "Pol_ icy 5. fmprove access to specific points in the mall by people using a variety of transportation modes and take steps to reduce the size of the mall." 1. As suggested by Policy 1 of this element, the recommended design proposes access into the center of downtown along East Broadway fram yak Street. It would provide a link along both 41ive and 'Willamette Streets from 6th and 7th Avenues (part of the state highway system). These connections would provide additional entrances and connections from the regional transportation system into downtown from the north and east. 2. The proposed Downtown Design implements Policy ~ of this Element by continuing East Broadway between yak and Willamette, extending a previously-implemented strategy providing two-way traffic along Broadway between Pearl and High Streets. The recommended design for alive Street allows far connection on alive between the center of downtown and the 5th Avenue area. 3. Under Policy 3, the proposed Downtown Design continues efforts to aggressively promote access and circulation within, the downtown area by providing a designated bicycle route on reo ened ortians of alive Street, providing a northlsouth connection where none currently p p exists. The design also allows far bicycle use of reopened portions of 'Willamette Street and East Broadway, where bicyclists currently must walk their bikes. Separate facilities in the form of wide sidewalks for pedestrians will continue to promote pedestrian circulation in the downtown area. Specific provision for transit use of the Downtown Design will be determined prior to implementation. Exhibit B -Page 9