1. Nominal Support Path: Elected and appointed officials perceive modest interest in the preferred future from the broad community, largely insufficient to support the difficult work of regulatory changes, corridor promotion or property assembly. Minor pieces of the preferred land use future are obtained through irregular efforts to negotiate with developers to obtain modest alterations to development proposals. Transportation system features are enhanced in the corridor as funds permit, in conjunction with projects initiated for infrastructure rehab or traffic safety purposes. A first generation of signal upgrades and modest implementation of bus transit improvements is put in place quickly, but support from communities is insufficient to sustain the effort. Economic development agencies and private property owners respond primarily to near-term market forces and national trends in development styles with minimal interaction with specific corridor goals or plans. Failure to witness steady progress diminishes the value and credibility of the corridor plan and aspirations for continuous transit and streetscape improvements diminish over time. Only disconnected portions of the preferred transportation future are in place after twenty years and most opportunities to achieve key land use future components are missed because of limited policy commitment and implementation difficulty. Accompanying regional economic "temperature": cool to warm. Corridor economic temperature: cool -- and cooling further...
