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Economic Deveiapment Programs: Co-fund the West Estudillo Pedestrian Enhancements to strengthen the pedestrian corridor between the downtown BART station and the downtown core shopping and business district. Many employees and customers pass through this area daily, and streetscape improvements, enhanced bus Stops, and undergrounding the utilities will encourage transit use and promote downtown businesses. • Assist with land assembly and design in order to redevelop the Hays Block, in a project referred to as Town Hall Square. The underutilized block bounded by Hays, Davis, and East 14th Street in the downtown core is suitable for mixed-use. Currently dominated by surface lots, redevelopment of the site would link the downtown shopping area to the Civic Center. In 2004, the Agency acquired the smallest parcel on the block and "land-banked" it. Further property acquisition and predevelopment studies are underway. Implement the Central San Leandro/BART Area Revitalization Strategy, which among other things calls for the redesign and upgrading of the Downtown BART Station and the development of underutilized property in the immediate vicinity, such as the Westlake site (see below). • Facilitate the development of the Westlake Property into a mixed use project with a significant office component. This vacant site adjacent to the downtown BART station has employment and housing potential. • Expand and seismically retrofit the two-level Estudillo-Callan Parking Garage downtown to provide increased parking for downtown businesses and customers. Develop Agency-owned inf;ll property on Davis Street into appropriate uses. The Agency-awned former fire station will become an office complex for adeveloper- user, and a vacant lot acquired by the Agency could also be a good office or housing site. Assist completion of Building B (the third and final building) at Creekside Plaza. Assist private renovation of commercial structures through the Commercial Rehabilitation Loan Program. Public Improvements Objective: Upgrade the appearance of the Project Area visible to the public, so that it will be more inviting to consumers and residents, stimulating increased sales and private investment in the area. Public Improvements Programs: The Agency has committed resources to capital improvement projects of public benefit. The highest priority is expected to be given to completing the following projects, which already have funding allocated to them from the 2002 TABS issued in the prior Implementation Plan period: 2004-2009 Implementation Plan Page 5