No. 1914 designating the SSDA declaring the SSDA to be blighted/ establishing an allocation area for purposes of TIF

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Or 3. Ewing Avenue is located along the northern edge of the South Side Development Area and is the dividing line between th is district and the Sample -Ewing Development Area. This arterial originates on the far western edge of the Sample -Ewing Development Area at S.R. 23 (Prairie Avenue) and runs east to the South Bend - Mishawaka city limits. Ewing intersects with Michigan and Main Streets as well as with Miami Street and Ironwood Drive. Ewing is, for the most part, surrounded by residential development, park, open space and educational uses. 4. Ireland Road is the east -west axis of this development area and is a parallel local road located north of the Bypass. Ireland Road is the location of the Erskine Hills Shopping District which runs along Ireland Road from Ironwood to Michigan. Ireland Road is the principal location of the major commercial centers proposed for redevelopment in this corridor. 5. Miami Street is a north -south roadway that extends from Lincolnway East (LWE) south into the unincorporated areas south of the City. Miami is the main residential connector roadway into the Erskine Hills area connecting all of the residential areas south of the Bypass and all areas north of the Broadmoor Plaza and Erskine Park Golf Course to Ireland Road. Miami will also be the corridor axis connecting the Erskine Hills area to the Miami Village area. As part of the development of this sub -area, a partial or full interchange connection to the Bypass is planned as a component of the redevelopment of the mall property. 6. Ironwood Drive is a north -south roadway that extends from the northern end of the county all the way to the southern end of the county. Ironwood is a major parallel arterial roadway to Miami, Michigan and Main Street connecting the southern areas of the city to the center core. Ironwood has a single point interchange connection to the Bypass. 7. US 20 1US 31 Bypass (St. Joseph Valley Parkway) is the southern boundary to the project area and a limited access roadway that extends from the State of Michigan on the north /west to the east side of Elkhart County on the south /east. The Bypass, which opened from Michigan Street east to Elkhart in 1992, is major catalyst to the revitalization of the south side. The Bypass presently has two interchanges within the project area at Ironwood and at Michigan but a third proposed interchange is planned for Miami Street as part of the redevelopment of the mall site. Because it is a limited access roadway, the Bypass can' be used as 17