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8-3 <br /> Attac�ment � Page 8 <br /> � However, the goals, priorities and recommended implerr�en#ation actions in <br /> the Books [ and III of the DPP not related to the regulations and zaning reflect <br /> programs and activities tied to the blight elimination mandate of the Agency. <br /> Staff was able to move #orward on many of these acfiions as described <br /> below. In addi#ion to the active participation in the regiona! efforts fio <br /> transform ECR into a "grand boule�ard", activi#ies included: <br /> a. �ngoing dialogue with SamTrans staff related ta train station area <br /> planning, high speed ra�l, grade crossings and the integration of the <br /> train station and fracks into the middle of downtown to create a <br /> seamless connection between Broadway and Sequoia Station/ECR. <br /> b. Expanding parking options through shared pa�king agreements with <br /> new tenants and remodels. <br /> c. Improved pedestrian and vehicu�ar linkages in, to, and around <br /> downtown resulting from the Hoover Mobili�ty Study, the pedest�ian <br /> improvements for Winslow and Middlefield, and the Pedestrian Sa#ety <br /> Assessment. . � <br /> d. The securing of the grants for ECR by virtue of being in a "state of <br /> readiness"with the equivalent of"matching funds» already budgeted.. <br /> e. Ground work related to affordability requirements in the Downtown, <br /> includ�ng #he Draft Housing Element, and work on possible inclusionary . <br /> housing policies in conjunc#ion wi#h the Housing and Human Concerns <br /> Committee (HHCC}. <br /> #. Consideration of the efimination of th�e Level of Service {L�S) D <br /> threshoid as part of the General P�an Update, in order to slow down <br /> traffc in the downtown and make the it safer for pedestrians. L4S is a <br /> measure used by traffic engineers to rate the flow of traffic through <br /> intersections. It is based on a grading system of A to F, with F being <br /> most congested. Allowing Downtown to operate at a standard of LOS <br /> D would be counter to the typical City goals and policies for powntown. <br /> g. Establishing more of a bicycle--user emphasis down#own wi#h new bike <br /> racks and the pedestrian safety improvements men#ioned, and the <br /> work of the 6icycl� and Pedestrian Work Group. <br /> h. Further investigation of ways to impro�e the connection befinreen the <br /> Downtown Area and the Bayfront as part of the new General Plan <br /> Update process. � <br /> i. The recognitian of "art" as an economic deveiapment tool for <br /> Downtown, including the Art Walks, the Phantom Gallery, the �iamond <br /> Award For government support of the arts Downtown. <br /> j. Establishment of a program to continually monitor and publish the <br /> amount of approved development in the DPP area has been <br /> established to ensure that the maximum allowab{e development cap <br /> for all the various iypes of land uses in #he Qowntown as iden#ified in <br /> the DPP will not be exceeded. <br /> k. Focus on the development of high quality residential projects was <br /> accomplished through the design re�iew process for applications for <br /> 6 <br />