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4. Policy 4 of this Element is implemented by the proposed Downtown Design through provision of a reopened street along alive Street, to encourage it to be more auto-oriented, while providing a "convertible street" design encouraging slower and lesser amounts of automobile traffic along the reopened portions of Willamette Street and East Broadway. Each of the streets will accommodate on-street parking and will contribute in differing degrees to access, circulation and parking downtown. 5. The proposed Downtown Design most directly implements Policy 5 of this Element.. It improves access to the remaining mall area by increasing access by bicycle and motor vehicles and by providing wide sidewalks for pedestrians. It proposes to reduce the size of the mall by eliminating portions of the mall along alive Street and by providing a "convertible street" on Willamette Street and on East Broadway. Such a facility can be open to traffic much of the time, while allowing far street closures and auto-free pedestrian areas for special events. 6. The proposed central plaza area set forth in the Downtown Design is consistent with the vision for the central market and plaza area set forth on page 37 of the Downtown Plan. IY. TransPlan As noted earlier, an .amendment to TransPlan will be necessary to add particular improvement projects to the project title, description and jurisdiction listings from the Street and Highway Project List portion of TransPIan. The proposed Downtown Design, however, is consistent with applicable policies set forth in the text of TransPlan. These policies include Policies P~-5, I-7, I-S, I-9, . I-11, I-12 and AM-4 on pages 5 through 8 of TransPlan, which provide as follows: "Polk PC-5. Ensure that all transportation modes are- considered and addressed in transportation projects and land development proposals." "Palk I-7. Include on-street bike lanes in construction or reconstruction of arterial and collector streets, unless bike facilities are determined to be unnecessary." "Polk I-~. Include sidewalks and construction or reconstruction of all collector and arterial streets, except freeways or expressways, unless determined to be unnecessary." . "Polk I-9. Provide for bus turnouts, passenger shelters and passenger loading improvements .and construction and reconstruction of all collector or arterial streets, unless they are determined to be unnecessary." "Folic r-11. Provide street lighting and construction or reconstruction of streets and highways." "Folic I-1Z. Provide landscaping on street construction of reconstruction projects." Exhibit B -Page 1 ~