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Districts
As noted in Chapter 6, districts are relatively low-
density areas with a dominant single use designed
primarily for automobile access. Though the RTP
currently employs 42 000 people, there are 48 000
additional jobs outside its boundary but within the
rest of the CORE area. Much of this development
has occurred in sprawling flex-warehouse buildings,
though multi-tenant office buildings are also preva-
lent. Many of these facilities outside the Park have
traditionally housed back-office operations of RTP
companies including call centers, distribution, and
sales. Numerous service providers for RTP companies
have also found a place in these areas with the prox-
imity to the Park at a much lower lease rate.
In this context, we made three principle recom-
mendations:
1.
While Office and Industrial Districts generally
emphasize a special, single use they should follow the
principles of neighborhood design when possible
.
These criteria were outlined in Chapter 6.
2.
Encourage more mixed-use development in areas cur-
rently zoned for office and industrial development
.
According to our market study, the CORE area is
over-zoned for office and industrial uses. Many
opportunities exist to inject housing of all forms
and types throughout this area and these should be
encouraged. We included housing in nearly all the
detailed designs produced during the charrette.
3.
Develop new transit-supportive types of office devel-
opment to provide workers with more transportation
choices
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THE REGION
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Studies and plans