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demands and needs were prepared.  Detailed investigations were conducted in the Mall between 3rd and 15th Streets to determine the suitability of the area for underground parking garage development. Alternative parking development programs were formulated within the physical and environmental opportunities and constraints imposed by the site; phasing of the programs was suggested and functional plans were prepared for a recommended immediate parking development program. The economic feasibility of implementing the immediate development program was investigated, analyzing private and public developmental strategies.

There have been a number of changes in the physical and environmental considerations which governed the initial study findings and recommendations. Moreover, general inflation in construction and operating costs suggest the need to re-evaluate the financial feasibility of parking facility development.

[[underline]] Scope of Work [[/underline]]

The studies and analyses outlined herein are intended to update, re-evaluate, and refine the previous feasibility analysis. The work scope anticipates that maximum use would be made of the data and analyses previously developed, and that transportation and other related information developed since the initial parking studies were made would be reviewed and utilized, as appropriate.

[[underline]] Study Area [[/underline]] - The primary area of concern would be bounded by 3rd Street, Constitution Avenue, 15th Street, and Independence Avenue. Selected investigations (such as parking inventories) would be made in the blocks which immediately abut the boundaries of the study area.

[[underline]]Field Studies[[/underline]] - A limited number of field studies and investigations would be undertaken to update current knowledge. The following studies are proposed:

1.[[underline]] Parking Inventory [[/underline]] - A count would be made of the number and location of parking spaces within the primary study area and those blocks immediately contiguous to the study area boundary. Current parking charges would also be noted and recorded.

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