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7.A. - P ag e 12 9 2.0 Project Description ■ Facilitate a pedestrian-scaled environment with buildings that emphasize active and street- oriented frontages, well-scaled and designed buildings, and engaging outdoor spaces. ■ Allow for higher-intensity residential, commercial, and mixed-use buildings to provide the appropriate height relative to the width of the street. ■ Provide increased opportunities in Redwood City for residents to live near goods, services, transit, and entertainment. ■ Ensure that consideration and proper transition is provided to adjacent lower-density/intensity residential uses. ■ Encourage additional pedestrian and transit amenities along EI Camino Real and the development of a consistent street front, with ample public right-of-way to facilitate pedestrian environment. Mixed Use Corridor-Veterans Boulevard (MUC-VB): Purpose Veterans Boulevard provides a primary entrance gateway into Redwood City from U.S. 101 and neighboring jurisdictions. The purposes of this sub-district are to: ■ Encourage signature buildings that accentuate the gateway and boulevard features of Veterans Boulevard at appropriate locations that serve as entrances to the city. ■ Facilitate circulation interconnectedness and maximize walkability within sites and between adjacent developments, including connections across Veterans Boulevard to link the bayfront of Redwood City with Downtown. ■ Ensure that consideration and proper transition is provided to adjacent lower-density/intensity residential uses. ■ Encourage the implementation of street patterns of a similar scale to adjoining historic areas. Mixed Use Corridor- Redwood Creek(MUC-RC): Purpose Redwood Creek is a significant visual and environmental resource that flows through the city. The purposes of the MUC-RC sub-district are to: ■ Reorient development towards Redwood Creek to feature this natural amenity while also providing for active and engaging street frontage along Main Street, Walnut Street, and Veterans Boulevard. ■ Encourage development that fosters a linkage between Downtown and the bayfront area via Redwood Creek. ■ Provide opportunities for residential and nonresidential uses in close proximity to transit, the San Francisco Bay, and Redwood Creek. ■ Facilitate public access to Redwood Creek, and foster active and engaging open spaces. Mixed Use Corridor-Streetcar Broadway(MUC-SB): Purpose Broadway in Downtown Redwood City is known for its historic buildings and events in Courthouse Square that create a lively and stimulating atmosphere. The purposes of the MUC-SB district are to: ■ Continue the vibrancy of Broadway heading toward Woodside Road outside of the Downtown Precise Plan area. ■ Connect the major employment districts of Downtown and South Broadway and enhance mobility for pedestrians, transit riders, bicyclists, and drivers. ■ Provide opportunities for residential, commercial, and mixed-use development at intensities that could support a potential streetcar line. ■ Facilitate the transition of the corridor from an auto-oriented commercial strip to a comprehensive multiuse corridor complementary to Downtown. ■ Ensure that new construction is respectful of existing historic structures in terms of scale, design, and transition. Redwood City Mixed Use Corridor District $ Zoning Ordinance Addendum to General Plan FEIR