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Unlike some areas of the city, the zoning and land use patterns are <br />generally compatible with each other and are consistent with the long -term <br />development plans for the area. A few parcels will require a rezoning as <br />part of a development process, but the majority of the area will remain as <br />it is presently zoned. <br />F. Circulation <br />The key to creating a successful commercial area is developing, <br />maintaining and planning for the traffic circulation needs of the visitors <br />and residents to the area. The existing infrastructure in the development <br />area accommodates the needs of the commercial areas as they presently <br />exist. As part of the planning for the new developments within the project <br />area, the existing infrastructure will need to be studied to identify <br />upgrades that must be made to facilitate the proposed commercial growth. <br />The following list of streets and associated map and table provide details <br />about the existing infrastructure within the development area. Map 7 <br />shows the major arterial streets that serve and define the development <br />area. Table 1 and1A detail the traffic count numbers for each of the listed <br />arterial streets within the development area. A reference point for the <br />traffic counts is denoted on Maps 8 and 8A. Several district sub -areas are <br />formed and linked together by these major streets: <br />1. Michigan Street, a major gateway into the community and <br />downtown area, is an arterial which carries an annual average daily <br />traffic count of 18,343 vehicles. This one -way north street pairs <br />with Main Street, a one -way south major arterial. Michigan Street is <br />a major commercial strip that reflects the history, conditions, and <br />trends of commercial district development and change. The inner - <br />city portions of Michigan Street have deteriorated and are now part <br />of a redevelopment and neighborhood business district <br />revitalization program. Many vacant, underused and deteriorated <br />storefronts and vacant lots represent both a revitalization challenge <br />and opportunity. Michigan Street is connected to the Bypass by a <br />free -flow clover leaf interchange. <br />2. Main Street is the one -way south street that pairs with Michigan <br />Street. Main Street carries an annual average daily traffic count of <br />13,565 vehicles and serves as a major warehouse /distribution, <br />business services, light industrial, and wholesaler corridor. <br />16 <br />