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• 1.12.050 • made for future development and expansion different types of traffic within the project. To of public transportation systems and for provide for the proper utilization of property eliminating conflicts in movement of private to be redeveloped, provide improved access, and public transportation vehicles. parking and traffic circulation, and to preclude Additionally, the plan provides for through movement of vehicular traffic from widening and changing Hays Street from a the core of the project area, West Estudillo one -way street to a two -way street and making and West Joaquin Avenues between the related changes to traffic signals within and westerly right -of -way line of Washington adjacent to the project area, and widening Avenue and the easterly right -of -way line of portions of Davis Street and West Juana Hays Street may be vacated. A small section Avenue. of Washington Avenue, approximately one- Since the inception of the plan in 1960, half block in length southerly of Davis Street several public streets have been modified to and northerly of West Estuditlo Avenue, may restrict vehicular movements to minimize or also be vacated. (Plaza 1 redev. plan § 9(D), preclude the use thereof by vehicular traffic 1986) . which has destinations other than in the project area. Washington Avenue between 1.12.050 Bicycle access. Davis Street and West Estuditlo Avenue, one- Bicycle routes planned for portions of West • way northbound, provides access to off - street Estuditlo, West Joaquin and Washington parking and no longer intersects Davis Street. Avenues in the project area and affected by A traffic diversion barrier has been installed in this plan will be rerouted as necessary to the Washington Avenue between West Juana and perimeter of the project area to permit West Joaquin Avenues which precludes the continuation of east -west bicycle travel. through movement of two -way traffic Bicyclists will have access to and parking resulting in a dispersal of traffic into adjacent facilities in the project area. (Plaza 1 redev. public parking areas serving adjoining plan § 9(E), 1986) commercial uses. The traveled way or usable width of West Joaquin Avenue between East • 14ch and Hays Streets has been effectively reduced to accommodate one -way traffic and • diagonal parking thus restricting east -west vehicular movement on portions of this street. The parking, loadintldelivery and street system delineated on the land utilization plan, Exhibit 1.08.010, reflects the continuation or furtherance of an already established plan objective of discouraging the use of streets within the core of the project area by vehicular traffic which has destinations elsewhere to minimize or preclude the potential for conflict between the two 13