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implementation of an improved vehicular and pedestrian circula- <br /> tion plan and acquisition and development of adequate open <br /> space and park facilities. A bikeway system will be integrated <br /> into the comprehensive plan for the Project Area and will allow <br /> bicycle travel by residents of the Project Area from the redevel-' <br /> open area to any section of the City. Residents of surrounding <br /> <br /> areas will also be able to journey to the area using bycycle paths. <br /> 4. Availability of Community Facilities and Services <br /> <br /> The Project Area includes 64 acres of the Civic Center Complex <br /> which is the center of all governmental activities and the <br /> services they offer in Orange County. The Civic Center includes <br /> <br />· County, Federal, State and local offices including Welfare, <br /> Courts, City services. The Civic Center should be strengthened <br /> by redevelopment as the Agency assists the Civic Center expanding <br /> and overall directions of the Center's development. To preserve <br /> existing retail in the City and substantially strengthen the retail <br /> located around Fashion Square, the Agency will participate with <br /> development of expansion of Fashion Square into a regional <br /> enclosed shopping center. <br /> <br /> Residents of the Project Area have faced deteriorating <br /> commercial services as a result of the decline of the downtown. <br /> The lack of goods and services comparable to areas surrounding <br /> the Project Area have forcedresidents to seek other more competi- <br /> tive shopping than that found in their own neighborhood. During <br /> the redevelopment process, it is the intent of the Agency to <br /> preserve those commercial services which are competitive and to <br /> provide new commercial opportunities for the residents as the <br /> <br />-41- <br /> <br /> <br />