String of Pearls - 5791b Favorable <br />This concept contemplated half a dozen centers that grow and change at roughly the <br />same rate, creating a rhythm of balanced centers near transit and existing commercial <br />clusters and/or major cross -street intersections of River Road. This concept would evenly <br />distribute commercial and mixed-use centers, create small nodes to jump start <br />neighborhood development along River Road, and include transition -zone housing to <br />weave into the adjacent neighborhoods. <br />Figure 6. String of Pearls Corridor Concept <br />RIVER ROAD CORRIDOR STUDY 26 <br />88 <br />