Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Desired Project should: 1. Create a mixed-use infill development project that provides commercial retail opportunities and services to the surrounding community. Proposed uses should be primarily commercial in nature, with special emphasis on uses that promote community wellness, such as grocery stores, small-scale medical services, and full-service restaurants with healthy offerings. The project should also provide opportunities for social connections among the community with family-friendly entertainment venues. 2. Create enhanced pedestrian-oriented amenities and ground floor activation, promoting walkability, pedestrian links, and bicycle facilities. Incorporate open green spaces where community members and visitors can gather when patronizing the Site. Design elements can include mini-parks, splash pads, outdoor dining and entertainment spaces, and other outdoor spaces that are accessories to commercial uses. 3. Incorporate public art and/or historical elements that pay homage to the history and culture of this area and capitalize on the Site’s location along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
