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Appearance The action plan that follows highlights recommendations to enhance Portage Avenue's image. There are four initiatives central to these recommendations: 1. Create gateways that give a positive identity to the Portage Avenue commercial areas. 2. Encourage private enhancement of privately owned buildings by providing an affordable "vision" of improvements. 3. Commit public funds to improving the pedestrian character of commercial nodes. 4. Require high quality site plans for new development. Sketches for these recommendations on the next pages are intended as concepts to illustrate key recommendations. Improvements do not have to be installed exactly as illustrated to achieve the goal of revitalizing the corridor. However, the types of improvements shown in the sketches would be appropriate ways to stimulate excitement and enthusiasm in the Portage Avenue Corridor. Sketches include: 1000 Block North: West side of the Street - a vision for public and private improvement to the commercial node anchored by NNN and the Van Buren Market. Estimated Cost: $11,750 2. 1500 Block North: West Side of the Street- a vision for public and private improvement for the commercial block north of the Martins store shopping center. Estimated Cost: $4,000 (+ private improvement) 3. Gateway Park Improvements: DeMaude Avenue proposal to improve land owned by NNN to permanently add a gateway treatment and land bank the balance of the property until development demand occurs. Although this drawing shows a park, it would also be possible to create an overflow parking lot. Estimated Cost:$55,000 4. Gateway Improvement: Bulla Street This sketch illustrates howa gateway might be created at the Martin's Commercial Node. This would allow for enhanced buffering between commercial and residential development and announce the change to commercial uses. Estimated Cost:$10,600 Portage Avenue Corridor Revitalization Plan October 1999 Page 18