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Notre Dame's Keck Center for Transgene Research. <br />The potential of these projects to foster pedestrian activity and connectivity <br />between student - oriented and neighborhood- oriented uses south of the university <br />campus is significant. The creation of a commercial node along both sides of <br />Eddy Street, from Edison Road south to Napoleon Street, would both support and <br />benefit from this new investment at the northern perimeter of the neighborhood. <br />Small -scale commercial and mixed use developments will be supported in this <br />area, with ground -level retail and second -story offices, residential apartments or <br />commercial space particularly encouraged. <br />The 1998 Strategic Revitalization Plan identified the potential for "Five Points," <br />the junction of South Bend Avenue, Eddy Street and Corby Boulevard, to be <br />reconfigured as the commercial and social center of the neighborhood. The 1998 <br />Plan also recognized that the physical and programmatic redevelopment of this <br />highly visible location would likely be an important catalyst for revitalization <br />efforts within the neighborhood more broadly. The advantages of this area for <br />siting new development include opportunities for site assemblage, high traffic <br />volumes, centrality within the Northeast Neighborhood and centrality among <br />downtown South Bend, the Notre Dame campus and eastern suburbs. <br />South Bend Avenue and Eddy Street are coexistent with State Road 23 through <br />the Northeast Neighborhood. Five Points, in reality a six -spoke intersection, is <br />currently being evaluated by City and State traffic engineers to determine whether <br />a reconfiguration of the intersection is necessary and feasible to minimize <br />accidents and improve traffic flow. City traffic engineers have proposed a plan <br />replacing this intersection with a standardized, four -point 90 degree intersection <br />north of the current location in a diagonal junction of Corby Boulevard and <br />Howard Street. This design would require selective acquisition of parcels to <br />facilitate design improvements at the junction. If this plan is ultimately supported <br />by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), peripheral site assemblage <br />would be recommended to create large development pads in the immediate area <br />for commercial and civic uses. <br />Creating a vibrant, destination - oriented commercial node in this location will <br />necessitate a detailed development plan. Such a plan should recognize the spatial <br />requirements of a range of community- oriented retail offerings, allow for a <br />compatible mix of civic and commercial uses, address open space needs, and <br />provide adequate and balanced transportation access. Design standards that <br />confirm the urban setting and reinforce the streetwall will be encouraged. Two - <br />and three -story mixed use development, in particular, ground -level retail with <br />offices, residential apartments or commercial space above, will be supported. <br />Retaining and attracting retailers that will serve neighborhood residents with the <br />19 <br />