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CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER

2.1 - The Plan for Old Town Newhall

This illustrative version of the Old Town
Newhall Plan indicates a possible future
pattern of development specific to the existing
conditions and opportunities available in Old
Town Newhall. The terms and conditions
underlying this particular design are presented
in Chapter 4 (The Code). Eventually, carrying
out these projects incrementally and over a long
period of time, will change many of the specific
details of this particular Illustrative Plan. But its
fundamental character, qualities and intentions
will remain intact.

The plan consists of a 20-block downtown Main Street
served by Metrolink commuter rail, the repair
and reconnecting of corridor segments into
the downtown, two flanking neighborhoods,
and an industrial district. Upon buildout
this Specific Plan produces up to 1,092 new
dwellings for a total of 1,402, and up to 1.017
million square feet of new commercial space
for a total of approximately 1.254 million square
feet. Some of this will occur in the form of new
development and some as revitalized buildings.

This illustrative plan was designed by
incorporating the following constituent
elements of a traditional neighborhood:

• A seamless connection to the suburban and
natural surroundings of the site; Civic Building

• A five-minute walk from center to edge;

• An interconnected network of multi-modal
thoroughfares;

• A rich set of public spaces, both
thoroughfares that range from lively
streetscapes to passages;

• A mix of residential, retail and office uses;

• A set of civic and community facilities that
enable the public life of all people living there;

• Educational facilities that promote life-long
learning;
Park Once Structure

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