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area and some small changes to land use arrangement in the downtown. The intent of the Redevelopment Plan is to further carry out many of the specific proposals outlined in both general plans including the following : A. The provision of needed community facilities and open space including parks to serve the area. B . Encouraging the development of well-designed planned unit, multi- family residential developments which meet high standards of improvement. C. Providing sufficient land within the project area for appropriate types of commercial development , properly located and serviced by good access to meet the shopoino and commercial needs of the area . D. Providing an adequate traffic circulation and control system within the project area to provide for the efficient and safe movement of people and goods . E . Providing for site location , ultimate development and/or expansion of needed public buildings and facilities . F. Providing direction , purpose and the climate for combines, public and private investment in the entire project area. SECTION VI . GENERAL IMPACT OF PROJECT UPON RESIDENTS AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS The objectives and the specific proposed actions of the Pleasanton Redevelopment Plan are designed to improve the health , safety and general welfare of the Pleasanton community and it is expected that the plan will have both a positive social and environmental impact on the residents and neighborhoods adjacent to the project . The social impact of the plan on residents is measurable in terms of how the plan will affect the quantity and quality of the housing stock, population distribution , shopping facilities , open space , and recreational and other public facilities . The plan will not decrease housing stock by condemnation, except in a few instances for street extensions and it will provide for an increase in housing stock with the expected construction of multiple family units in the shopping center and in the downtown area. The public will also benefit from the improve- ment and increased number of recreational facilities and the expected location of a BART station in the CAD and another in the Regional Shopping Center. Overall , the plan will have minimum immediate direct effect on population distribution except for the encouragement in the future of population in- tensification downtown and adjoining the Regional Center , as noted in the General Plan. Environmental impacts of the plan, are measurable in terms or resulting noise levels , traffic flow , air pollution , seismic safety and availability of open space . The overall plan will -7-