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III. DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION The Downtown Plan and Urban Design Guidelines is a document which addresses community concerns regazding the existing downtown area. Specifically, it recommends a revitalization plan and economic development strategy for the downtown. The Plan was developed by a committee comprised of residents, business owners, technical consultants and City staff. It is divided into three sections: economic and marketing strategies, an urban design plan and urban design guidelines. These sections provide recommendations to make the existing downtown a more vibrant shopping area through better mazketing, a better pedestrian environment and improved building facades for new and existing buildings. Some of these suggestions include enhancing existing pedestrian corridors, replacing the existing plaza with one that is used as a gathering space both informally and for community events, and developing ways to encourage property owners to upgrade obsolete buildings. The Plan does make some recommendations that could change parking and circulation patterns. Specifically, it calls for redesigning an existing pazking lot, adding street parking and potentially narrowing a State Highway (East 14th Street). These are just recommendations; further study would be necessary before they would be enacted. In the East 14th Street case, Caltrans approval would also be necessary before any changes were made. These recommendations are detailed further in the explanations of questions 13 b, c and d. This document is intended for use by policy makers, developers, property and business owners, residents of San Leandro and staff. This document does not advocate changes. which will adversely impact the environment. Instead, it focuses on encouraging improvements which embody the best of the existing development.