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the potential for redevelopment on the mall site certain additional properties will need to be included in the project. Not all of the properties included in the Preliminary Development Plan will necessarily be included in the final redevelopment, .as depicted. The Plan shows redevelopment occurring on sites adjacent to the Apache Mall property itself. All uses along the west side of Silver Lake Rd from the railroad tracks north to Silver Lane are shown as being redeveloped. The Plan also shows those uses located on the east side of Stinson Blvd from 37th Ave NE to 39th Ave NE and along both sides of 39th east of Stinson, which in fact may not be immediately developed. Uses that would not be redeveloped include the Apache office building at the corner of Stinson Blvd and Silver Lane, the Equinox apartment complex and the Cub food store. The Cub food store serves as the focal point for a commercial,hub north of the new east- west roadway. The new discount retail store will serve as the focal point for a commercial hub south of the new east-west roadway. These uses will be grouped to create a sense of closure and space, rather than a strip of separate buildings and parking lots. Access to the existing Equinox apartment complex may ultimately tie into the street grid pattern, and attempts will be made to connect and,integrate these apartments with the rest of the development, although the existing garage structures effectively fence them in, providing a stark edge rather than an inviting opening. The garages may be able to be screened or softened with extensive landscaping or other elements of the streetscape. All other businesses and buildings that will not be redeveloped will be integrated into the overall development plan through the use of landscaping, lighting, coordinated access points, signage, and other means. I Use of Existing Access Points: The regional mall heritage of the site has provided it with two signalized and two non-signalized entrances. In reforming the interior automotive circulation system first consideration should be given to maintaining these four entrances as the primary and secondary access points to the site. The redevelopment area currently has a very poor circulation pattern. In order to maximize the potential for the core area of the site, a new central roadway has been designed, traversing the site east-west. This new street links the existing signalized intersections of Silver Lake Rd and Stinson Blvd with 39th Avenue NE. It also maintains . access along Silver Lake Rd north of the Taco Bell, and along Stinson Blvd at 38M Avenue (for the residential portion, only). e. Development of Roadway Spine Through Site (39th Avenue Extension): In order to