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Southcenter Plan Book 1: Community Intent <br />In the northern Southcenter area —the Regional Center, TOD Neighborhood and Pond District <br />smaller block sizes with compact, mixed use development will make walking and bicycling a much <br />more viable alternative. Primary corridors, such as Andover Park West, will emerge as the "front <br />door" areas of the districts. The northern stretches of Andover Park East and Baker Boulevard, <br />serving more mixed use types of development, including housing, will undergo a "road diet" to <br />provide on- street parking and bike lanes, as well as auto travel lanes. In the Workplace District, <br />new east /west streets perpendicular to the major arterials will accommodate truck bay access and <br />service functions. <br />Figure 1.3 Southcenter Block Patterns <br />Strander Boulevard will continue to be the most well traveled east -west thoroughfare and the <br />gateway for many visitors to the Regional Center, Pond District and TOD Neighborhood. <br />Ultimately, Strander Boulevard will be extended eastward to provide a new through street to <br />Renton. This extension will pass underneath the railroad lines and provide direct access to the <br />W: \Long Range Projects \Southcenter Plan \Plan 2011 \Book 1 \FINAL Book 1_12.7.2011_PC.docx <br />12/7/2011 <br />Page 24 <br />lrttmwws w► S a`u a v] Xr,� <br />