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Southcenter Plan Book 1: Community Intent <br />4) Natural and Recreational Amenities InteRrated with the EmerRinR Urban Center <br />The emerging "public realm" of Southcenter will be increasingly distinguished by not only new <br />active urban streets and sidewalks, but by open spaces, plazas, and parks that will be connected to <br />the Interurban and Green River trails, and Tukwila Pond and Christensen Parks. This system of <br />interconnected spaces will provide access to a range of recreational experiences, provide gathering <br />places, serve as amenities to attract the types of development envisioned by the community, <br />especially housing, provide locations for public art, and enhance Southcenter's liveability. <br />Rather than turning its back on the natural assets of the Plan Area, new public and private <br />investment will "unearth" Tukwila Pond, Minkler Pond and the Green River and feature them as <br />precious amenities to be integrated with the development of the emerging urban center (Photos <br />33, 34 and Figure 1.5). New development adjacent to the ponds and river will likely feature <br />buildings oriented toward the water, and contribute frontage improvements that add to the appeal <br />and public accessibility of the waterfronts. Key city investments in Tukwila Pond will focus on <br />improving water quality, preserving its natural habitat for wildlife and plants, and creating a "loop" <br />route around the Pond for people to stroll and jog. <br />W: \Long Range Projects \Southcenter Plan \Plan 2011 \Book 1 \FINAL Book 1_12.7.2011_PC.docx Page 27 <br />12/7/2011 <br />31 <br />32. Mall to bus transit center pedestrian connection <br />