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<br />6;1-tf¿ <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />daily life by reducing dependence on driving (think affordable lifestyle rather than simply <br />affordable housing). <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br />In the early 20th Century, downtown was where the non-industrial workplace was centered - the <br />CBD. That got hollowed out by cars, shopping malls, and business parks. The CBD is a <br />somewhat single-use model for downtown, and is now defunct. In the downtown of the 21 sf <br />Century a synergistic mix of uses is key. <br /> <br />Runners-Up. <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />Connectivity. In keeping with the diversity, density and livability of downtown, offering the most <br />choices in how one gets to downtown (as a visitor from another neighborhood our outside the city) or <br />connect elsewhere from downtown (as a downtown resident or worker) makes it a desirable place to <br />live, work and invest. <br /> <br />B. <br /> <br />Meaning. In our age of the look-alike conunercial strip, business park and theme park, we believe there <br />is a pent-up hunger for the lost places of corning together that have always been so meaningful in our <br />society. When the clustering of mutually reinforcing land uses is combined with the history of a <br />downtown and the e continuity of its conununity institutions and civic price, this can create a <br />tremendous resonance of place, offering to slake our unconscious needs for shared territory, a setting for <br />community and belonging. <br /> <br />None of these observations cover public process and leadership, which are probably more important than any <br />of them. We simply felt that 1) Council knows all about public process and leadership, and 2) Council's <br />question was intended to be focused on the necessary contents of the Downtown Precise Plan rather than on <br />those other essential ingredients of success. <br /> <br />We hope that you all find this report satisfying and clear. We look forward to continuing the conversation <br />regarding the means by which Downtown Redwood City can be most effectively revitalized <br /> <br />Best regards, <br /> <br />Michael Freedman <br />Principal <br /> <br />r 1'" I'd III a II <br />T 1111 g <br />1\ II I I () III Ie,' <br /> <br />URBAN DESIGN <br /> <br />74 New Montgomery Street, Suite 300 San Francisco. California 94105 <br />Tel: 415.291.9455 Fax: 415.291.9633 Email: infoOftburbandesign.com <br />