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4c. Chapter 2 - Goals for Our FuturePlanning is a process of choosing among those many options. If we do not choose to plan, then we choose to have others plan for us. - Richard I. Winwood These nine goals are intended to provide the overarching direction for the future of the Core Area. Chapters 3 8, 4 will then continue to refine these fundamental yet visionary statements. 1. Relocation of the railroad tracks from the Core Area. 2. A green belt extending from Woodland Park to Meridian Road providing pedestrian and bike access and greenery through the Core Area. 3. A circulation, system that encourages increased north -south connections. 4. Neighborhoods connected and well -served by sidewalks and trails for use by people of all ages and mobility levels. S. A functional, physical and architectural connection between the traditional downtown and other surrounding neighborhoods and the Core Area as appropriate. 6. The focal point along with the traditional downtown for public venues such as city hall, county fairgrounds, chamber of commerce, library, performing arts center, exhibit halls and event centers. 7. A mix of commercial retail, neighborhood services, residential, public and open space uses within the Core Area that drive local development by meeting the daily needs of residents, attracts the traveling public, inspires the greater community and encourages non -vehicular transportation. 8. New development and redevelopment that incorporates parks, landscaped boulevards, open spaces for casual public interaction and landscaping that compliments architecture and the neighborhood to encourage active use of the built environment. 9. Entrance features including signs and visual cues such as building location, complimentary building design and streetscape features along Draft -19 Main Street and Highway 2 to define the boundaries of the Core Area and downtown. Draft - 20