Agenda

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Main Street South can become an
important part of the overall Downtown

experience, its retail strategy, and its cir-

culation and park system. The half-mile
length of Main Street South should be

developed as a series of spatial experi-

ences varying one’s perception of the 63
long straight road, not as a single mono-

lithic avenue. The initiatives contained in

the following pages develop Main Street

South as a progression of unique places

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vi Main Street South

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A streetscaping program will create an
appropriate setting for the five public
buildings located on Spring Street.
Also, four additional sites along
Spring Street have been identified for
public buildings. One of the sites could

be used for the relocation of Saint

Patrick’s Gymnasium from Main Street.

Moving the gymnasium to this site

maintains the facility's adjacency to the
parish but rebuilds it on a more appro-
ptiate site and frees up the Main Street

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Parking Strategy
Upon completion of the
proposed garages, the
Downtown core will be
well served with
parking, as denoted by
five minute walking

radii. (left)

A well-defined parking
lot in the beart of
Lowell, Massachusetts
illustrates that small,
surface parking areas
can be tucked in and
around buildings and
landscaped creating a
pleasant street wall.

(right)

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locations when it is needed. Determina-
tion of need should consider issues such
as the deleterious effect of excess park-
ing, the potential impacts on surrounding
properties, and the need to create a dense
unique urban environment for Down-

town.

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The proposed buildings would have Hilustrative Plan ofa 58
retail businesses at street level with redeveloped Efollis and
offices above. The offices could be used Main Street
by the hospital, or physicians offices, or ntersection
other businesses seeking office space in
the heart of Downtown.

At the easternmost part of the block,

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site. When market forces dictate redevel-
opment of the site, the City should part-
ner with Citizen's bank to create a legacy
project.

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Ffollis and Main
Street: The region’
100% Corner

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this intersection. A series of distinct, 4-
to 6-story, mixed-use buildings wold cre-
ate a center to the Downtown. They
buildings would anchor both ends of
Main Street by creating a strong center.
and transform an anonymous intersec-

tion into the region’s symbolic heart.

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Benches

Several benches along
Main Street are poorly
located. Benches that
face traffic or are located
in the middle of
sidewalks are rarely
used, Where possible,
benches should either be
paired, facing each
other, or they should be
located with their backs
to storefronts.

Diagrams
Inappropriate bench
location (below left}

Appropriate bench
location (below right}