The “Special Eastchester – East Tremont Corridor District” established in this Resolution is designed to promote and protect public health, safety and general welfare. These general goals include, among others, the following specific purposes:

1. to encourage the development of a mixed-use neighborhood around planned mass transit stations in Parkchester, Van Nest, and Morris Park;
2. to enhance neighborhood economic diversity by broadening the range of housing choices for residents at varied incomes;
3. to support a variety of community facility and commercial uses and provide opportunities for the expansion of large academic, scientific and medical facilities in a manner that benefits the surrounding community;
4. to establish walkable retail corridors in the neighborhood;
5. to create a lively and attractive built environment that will provide daily amenities and services for the use and enjoyment of area residents, workers, and visitors;
6. to coordinate development with planned mass transit stations and facilitate improved pedestrian access to such facilities; and
7. to promote the most desirable use of land in the area and thus preserve, protect and enhance the value of land and buildings and thereby protect City tax revenues.