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Prioritize the use of limited city resources on investments that enhance the perceived value of the district. Rather than subsidizing a few individual development projects, invest in ways that enhance the identity, visibility, and convenience of Downtown with an eye toward achieving benefit to the widest possible range of properties and user populations. Examples of this approach already underway are Courthouse Square, "Theatre Way", the Jefferson Garage and the Broadway Streetscape. Focused Strategies: Focus short-term resources in the "Core of the Core" area. Place the highest priority on achieving short-term revitalization in the area around Courthouse Square, Theatre Way and the proposed Depot Circle. Cluster short-term city investment here first. Similarly, focus on promoting private investment in this area first. Cluster activity-generating uses. Focus activity-generating retail, restaurant and entertainment uses in the center of Downtown in a manner that supports but does not overwhelm market demand. Use land use regulations and capital improvement investments to direct such uses to the core. Surround that activity core with supportive daytime and nighttime populations. Leverage the strong regional demand for housing as the primary engine of revitalization. Offer sufficient development intensities to properties in Downtown to provide the conditions that allow developers to construct homes, offices and hotels without city subsidy. d) Build on the success of the Fox Theatre, the Little Fox and the new "On Broadway" Cinema. Establish Redwood City as the primary entertainment center of the Mid-Peninsula. Promote continued investment in complementary entertainment venues and cluster those venues as close as possible to the two large theatres. Enhance connections to the Post Office and Library, as well as to Whole Foods and other retail venues. Incorporate Sequoia Station into Downtown. Take advantage of Sequoia Station's success as a local shopping destination by connecting it visually and practically to the historic downtown core. Reinforce Downtown's role as the center for civic life in Redwood City. Make Downtown the preferred location for civic buildings. As new construction occurs in the vicinity of City Hall, the Library, the Post Office and the County Historic Museum, take every opportunity to enhance the visibility, connectivity and prominence of civic buildings within the fabric of the district. h) Encourage and nurture the fragile renaissance beginning along Main Street. Promote the re-use of existing buildings by one-of-a-kind local businesses. Provide these properties with a bit more flexibility in terms of permitted uses to support the evolving eclectic mixture of uses along the corridor. Retain the essential requirements for physical configuration that will further the street's identity as an historic and pedestrian- oriented. 20 Site I nformation for Alternative Locations for the Proposed Replacement Jail September 2, 2009