ReTRAC/Downtown Strengths and

Challenges

· 3 Major Patterns of Strength

Major Patterns of Strength

­ 3 Clear Central Focus Districts ­ Core, River, Office

­ Distinct district spines & boundaries

­ Sound supporting sub-districts

· 3 Major Challenges

Major Challenges

­ Surface railroad tracks were a downtown divider

and investment "repellent"

­ Strips of Unclear Mixed-Use and Value

­ Riverfront & Downtown Potentials incompatible with

adjacent Heavy Industrial / Waste Site uses