PROPOSED MALL DESIGNED TO BE GATHERING SPOT.Byline: JIM Jim Miss Watson’s runaway slave; Huck’s traveling companion. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn] See : Escape SKEEN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- A main street for strolling shoppers and a plaza for community gatherings are among the features of a design concept being put forward for a retail center that city officials hope will be a signature development for the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . City planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. officials will forward to the Lancaster City Council next month a design concept for the proposed Amargosa Creek shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into on about 150 acres on 10th Street West, north of Avenue L. The concept features an east-west ``main street'' geared toward strolling shoppers that intersects with a north-south line The North-South Line may refer to several different railway lines:
``We're developing our own Leicester Square
A traffic junction and popular meeting place in central London, England, noted for the statue known as Eros. ,'' said Planning Commissioner Bruce MacPherson Bruce MacPherson (born May 19, 1958 in Pemburg, United Kingdom) is a former field hockey player from Canada, who participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he finished in tenth place with the Men's National Team. , referring to two popular London gathering spots. ``I think this is exciting.'' The city and a consulting firm, RTKL Associates, are working to create a shopping center on about 150 acres bounded roughly by avenues K-8 and L and by Fifth and 10th streets west. The design concept, which will go before the City Council next month for consideration, will serve as the basis for an environmental impact report and a specific plan -- a planning guideline for the property. City officials are trying to create a shopping center that will be cutting-edge in terms of design and become a destination and gathering place for residents. ``We do need to shoot high to get class-act things here in our valley,'' Planning Commissioner Mary Faux said. The design concept emerged after a series of meetings with those with interest in the site, a pair of public meetings and a couple of Planning Commission meetings. ``We had about a thousand people involved in the process,'' said Mayor Henry Hearns. Hearns, who sat in on the Planning Commission meetings at which the design concept was tweaked, said it appears that the commission and the City Council are ``on the same page'' in terms of the features the center should have. The design concept features more than 775,000 square feet of shopping space, two locations for hotels, a main central plaza for community gatherings and a secondary plaza on the eastern end. The main plaza will have two-story buildings on its north and south with retail shops on the bottom levels and office space above. Having the plaza bordered by two-story buildings will give it a sense of enclosure, provide some protection from weather and provide more activity for the center. That additional activity will provide more ``eyes on the street'' for security, city officials said. james.skeen@dailynews (661) 267-5743 |
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