Approving the consolidated Urban Renewal Plan together with the proposed Amendments thereto and plan changes and the feasibility of relocation for the Central Downtown Urban Renewal Project

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b. As indicated the primary use of this block will be for public purposes with the exception of the two financial- office structures which are to remain. The remainder of the block is to be devoted to the existing county court house, the existing Northern Indiana Historical Museum and the new City - County Building. c. Physical Organization They physical organization of this area is now fixed with the develop- ment of the new City - County Building and the retention of the present County Court House, Northern Indiana Historical Museum and the two financial office facilities. The land to be made available at the Northwest corner of the area is to be devoted to public open space to enhance the setting for the public uses. d. Parking A limited amount of private parking to serve the City - County facility will be provided within the structure. The bulk of the remainder of the parking needed to serve the area will be provided in the parking structure to be located in Area C immediately to the east of Area B. e. Pedestrian Circulation Pedestrian circulation to the area, by virtue of its containing the offices of the City and County is anticipated to be from sidewalks bounding the Four sides of the block. This circulation is anticipated to be the heaviest from the parking facility to be located directly east of Area B in Area C. f. Vehicular Access and Service Vehicular access to and egress from the area will be from the West Jefferson Boulevard on the south, West Washington Street on the north, North Main Street on the east and North Lafayette Boulevard on the west. Washington and Jefferson Boulevard will carry two -way east and west bound traffic with Lafayette Boulevard carrying one -way northbound traffic and North Main Street carrying one -way southbound traffic. AREA C (Wayne Street, St. Joseph Street, North Main Street and Colfax Avenue) a. Basic Objective This area forms the principal retail, service commercial, and office core of the Central Business District of the City. The basic objective to be realized in this area is the development of a pedestrian- oriented environ- ment for retail and service commercial uses that will revitalize the central core of the City. b. Land Use As indicated above, this area will be devoted to a broad range of com- patible retail and service commercial uses. Hotel -motel use which is oriented to and supports the city's cultural center development in Area D is also permitted in the block bounded by E. Colfax Avenue, St. Joseph Street, East Washington Street, and Michigan Street. c. Physical Organization The physical organization of this area will be substantially modified by the physical closing of Michigan Street between Wayne Street and Washington Street. This will make possible the reorientation of the commercial develop- ment to a pedestrian mall with all service and vehicular access restricted to service alleys or drives. d. Parking Parking to serve this area will be provided within the area by a series of parking structures located immediately to the rear of the principal retail commercial structures which will be fronting on the pedestrian mall. Parking structures are to serve the needs of developments within Area C as well as providing parking facilities to serve some adjacent areas immediately to the rear of the commercial developments on the east and west sides of the Michigan Street pedestrian mall from Washington Street south to Jefferson Boulevard. -5- (as of 8-3-80)