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Designers propose about 8,000 sq ft of retail to face Jean Willis Park to activate plaza
Summary
Consultants showed a retail band (roughly 8,000 sq ft) along the south side of Jean Willis Park intended for food-and-beverage and outdoor seating to animate the park edge and increase public activation.
Commissioners asked whether retail had been considered along the park edge. Mr. Moloney confirmed the plan includes roughly 8,000 square feet of retail facing Jean Willis Park and described it as an opportunity for food-and-beverage uses with outdoor seating.
Designers said shallower retail vestibules and shaded outdoor seating would help animate the park and connect the business district to the civic campus. Commissioners asked staff to test placement alternatives and to make sure retail and civic frontage do not conflict with the sally port and secure circulation needs.
