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IntrodUcti0 rl <br />The US 70 /Corn up of Street corridor revitalization of the Hillsborough s nlBoa do 2006 <br />e OrangetCounty tBo od <br />a task force <br />Of Commissioners, the Orange Count), Economic Development Commission, the local business <br />goal of tine redevelopment effort is <br />community, and the town's citizens. The result of this collaboration was the U.S. 70 /Cornelius <br />Street Corridor Strategic plan, published in 2007. The primary g <br />St reeomect the neighborhoods improvements to the and economic hie development- <br />downtown, Hillsborough's historic <br />downtown,tlnoug P Y <br />This project was designed to provide further analysis of the conditions identified in the U.S. <br />70 /Cornelius Street Coo'tunit ePlat' <br />a dtn constraints to The <br />toexplicit <br />futu e neighborhood ooddevelop better <br />e vingndoe' ntner i l <br />of the potential opportunities rtp <br />corridor. Our hope this report u a resou <br />ug tile developm at() econoicdelopme nt strat gyfor ti be used <br />70Co rido,and that the <br />formation a holistic <br />methods used in our analysis can be applied for future planning efforts, jobs and <br />Data and analysis presented throughout this report can provide justification for bringing gal anchor <br />amenities to an area that is undeserved. i in n addition, <br />ily, some of resent the benefits this would have for <br />for the U.S. 70 corridor and explore, p' <br />integrated rwith prior findings andtare n linenw ithtexpressed needs incthe community t The strategies are <br />following criteria for proposed development for Cornelius Street were developed based on the <br />ideas that have emerged <br />government, and 14illsborougll residents; <br />estate brokers; andtthrough select cent with town and county <br />quantitative oundig Cornelius St Street. They demographics <br />tin an understanding tof what s the <br />hat is <br />sun given existing conditions. <br />desired, and what is possible for Cornelius Street, g <br />should be evaluated based on its ability to: <br />potential new development and redevelopment <br />1) <br />Street. eThe residential neighborhoods <br />ghbohoods that surround Cornelius Street are unde sexed by <br />lic and private transportation <br />commercial opportunities. Limited access to pubpedestrians froth both <br />need for retail and service industries that can be easily accessed by p <br />neighborhoods, as well as an opportunity for greater incorporation of the north -side <br />residents into the commercial activity in town- <br />section. <br />"the particular methods used for each portion of the analysis are described at the beginning of each <br />1 <br />