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4. Multiple standards are recommended for parking spaces to accommodate compact <br />as well as full size automobiles and to encourage shared uses of parking areas and <br />facilities. <br />5. Installation of long term and short term bicycle parking facilities are <br />recommended to accommodate cycling commuters, employees, residents, and visitors <br />for existing buildings, adaptive reuse projects, and new construction. <br />6. Off-street parking areas shall be suitably paved, drained, lighted and landscaped <br />as per adopted Design Guidelines. <br />7. In the East Bank, careful attention shall be given to the location of surface parking <br />lots. It is recommended that no surface parking lot be located adjacent to the East <br />Race Waterway or the St. Joseph River. <br />8. The Redevelopment Commission will work with the Area Plan Commission of St. <br />Joseph County to study current parking requirements and may make <br />recommendations to change these requirements to reflect current parking and <br />planning needs for different types of uses within the Area. <br />E. Transportation <br />1. Central Business District. The basic objective of the transportation plan will be <br />the provision of a vehicular circulation system that will facilitate the free and safe <br />flow of traffic into, through and around the Central Business District. Regional <br />traffic patterns are to remain essentially unchanged. Internal traffic patterns are to <br />be simplified with the goal toward accessibility and visibility of destination <br />points. <br />2. East Bank. The basic objective of the transportation plan is to minimize the <br />impact of the automobile on the East Race Waterway and to limit arterial traffic. <br />The arterial streets of LaSalle Street, Colfax Avenue, Jefferson Boulevard, and <br />Hill Street will remain as such. Arterial traffic on Niles Avenue will be <br />discouraged. TRANSPO bus routes are encouraged to remain and it is <br />recommended that bus shelters be placed in strategic locations. As the area <br />develops, bus routes should be revised accordingly. <br />3. Monroe Park. In order to protect the integrity of the residential neighborhood, <br />12 <br />