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<br />7A <br />Page 5 <br /> <br /> <br />Attachment 1 <br /> <br />The Grand Boulevard Initiative <br /> <br />The Vision <br /> <br />El Camino ReaL will achieve its full potential as a place for residents to work, live, <br />shop and play, creating links between communities that promote walking and transit <br />and an improved and meaningful quality of life. <br /> <br />The Grand Boulevard Challenge <br /> <br />El Camino Real will ~ome a "grand boulevard of meaningful destinations" shaped by <br />all the cities along its length and with each community realizing its full potential to <br />become a destination full of valued places. <br /> <br />The Grand Boulevard Task Force is a broad federation of interested public and private <br />parties that challenges communities to rethink the corridor's potential for housing <br />and urban development, balancing the need for cars and parking with viable options <br />for transit, walking and biking. <br /> <br />Stretching from Daly City to San Jose, the vision is of a boulevard that connects <br />communities by a mix of land uses designed to attract people. Cities are encouraged <br />to design for neighborhoods that include high quality building designs and diverse land <br />uses, preserve historic buildings and places, and enhance our economic and cultural <br />diversity, with the broad involvement of residents, workers and local businesses. Rail <br />stations and bus facilities are valued not only as vital transportation services, but as <br />public gathering places and assets to spur transit oriented development. Roadway <br />improvements wiLL be context sensitive while continuing to meet the need to move <br />people and commerce and preserve environmental resources. Above all, change will <br />recognize and incorporate our history and create a sense of community. <br /> <br />The Grand Boulevard initiative will succeed only with the enthusiastic support of <br />public agencies, leading businesses, non~profit agencies, neighborhoods and <br />community advocates. The Task force endeavors to coordinate planning efforts, <br />develop incentives and other mechanisms, and secure funding to make this vision a <br />reality. <br /> <br />http://www.grandboulevard.net <br />