Approving the Urban Renewal Plan Together with the proposed amendments threto and plan changes and the feasibility of relocation for the Central Downtown Project

Home Browse Search

Attachment "A" AREA C (Wayne Street, St. Joseph Street, North Main Street and Colfax Avenue) a. Basic Objective This area forms the principal retail 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 environment for shopping and business that will re- vitalize the central core of the City. b. Land Use C. As indicated above, this area range of compatible retail an use which is oriented to and center development in Area D bounded by E. Colfax Avenue, ton Street, and the Michigan Physical Organization will be devoted to a broad d service uses. Hotel -motel supports the city's cultural is also permitted in the block St. Joseph Street, East Washing - Street pedestrian mall. The physical organization of this block will be substantially modified by the physical closing of Michigan Street between Wayne Street and Colfax Avenue. This will make possible the reorientation of the commercial developments 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 pedestrial 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 Colfax Avenue south to Jefferson Boulevard. These public parking structures to be developed will be supported by the existing private park- ing facility located at the southwest corner of the area. To the fullest extent possible, commercial uses will be developed on the ground floor levels of the parking structures. In all areas where public parking is proposed, the city may elect to sell, or lease, ground level areas for private, commercial develop- ments. In all such cases, the city will retain all necessary foundation and air rights to permit construction of parking facilities.