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DRAFT MASTER PLAN FOR THE OPTS PREVIOUS STUDIES The OPTS Mastet Plan builds on. and follows from, the recommendations of pre- vious studies and policies of the City of Pleasanton. These include the General Plan (1996), the Community Trails Master Plan (1993), and the Downtown Revitalization Plan (1992). The General Plan recommends development of a Downtown acrivity center. such as a "town square park." The program of this Master Plan for a Downtown Square (an element removed from the Master Plan midway through the OPTS Master Plan process) shows that there could be such a place. Also, the OPTS Master Plan describes renovations ro Fire Station No. 1 and its surroundings in an expanded Wayside Park that. together. might also help to serve this function. It is the policy of the General Plan that "a pedestrian and equestrian trail system" be developed to connect all major portions of the Planning Area. The OPTS Master Plan's recommendations for the Regional Corridor can help fulfill thar goal of the General Plan. One objective of the Community Trails Master Plan is: "Provide the citizens of Pleasanton with a city-wide nerwork of trails and routes that are, as much as possible. accessible to a variety of users, including. but not limited to, pedestrians, bicyclists, equestrians, and the physically disabled." The OPTS Master Plan seeks to further this goal through its recommendarions for the Regional Corridor, the parks, and for the Arroyo del Valle. The Downtown Revitalization Plan's objectives included incorporating elements in the downtown area that would "enhance the historical design of the area and cre- ate amenities for pedestrians." The OPTS Master Plan seeks to begin the implemen- tation of this goal in all parts of its recommendations. The Downtown Revitalization Plan also described the goals of creating "parking lots in outer areas. such as the former Southern Pacific right-of-way." and. "mid-block pedestrian walkways berween Main St. and rear parking lots." It suggested the incor- porarion of ". . . the Arroyo Trail System into Downtown by using Vervais Park [Main St, Green] as a staging area," and ", . , to enhance the Wayside Park Bandstand," The OPTS Master Plan shows how these goals can be implemented as well. . . . BACKGROUND 10