After consultations with key property owners and consideration of citizens' concerns, fresh plans have been laid out for the revitalization of the Urban Village district of State College.

EDSA Inc. and Delta Development Group presented the Urban Village Steering Committee with an updated version of proposed blueprints for the West College Avenue neighborhood on Friday.

Urban Village stretches from west of Atherton Street and is bordered on the north by the newly developed west campus and on the south by Calder Way and downtown State College. The area, which is predominantly student rental housing, has been the focus of development by borough officials for more than a year.

"We've needed to nip and tuck the plan to meet both short- and long-term goals," Keith Weaver, EDSA associate principal of urban design, said. "We're trying to approach this as a three-level plan: beautification, catalytic change and a level for property owners which allows them to plan for 10 years from now according to the predicted market situation."

The overall vision for Urban Village is one of integration between the neighborhood and Penn State campus.

"Our goal is that it would reflect the interest and the needs of those who live and work in the community while providing the necessities and pleasures of daily life within walking distance," Karen Dickinson, urban development project manager with Delta Development Group, said.

Issues to be taken into further consideration include full bay parking in alleyways, a West Campus Drive development and an eventual rezoning of the entire Urban Village district.

Traffic circles, which were initially instated in areas of heavy merger, were eliminated from revitalization plans.

Redevelopment authority recommendations include renovating historically relevant housing, establishing community park space in the area of Sparks Street and higher density residential housing in adjacent Ferguson Township.

Single-family housing was pushed along side streets in the neighborhood.

"Student rentals would be migrated towards campus, but we're not trying to segregate students from staff from professionals," weaver said.

Problems might arise when it comes to parking in the area, however. Although the public has been demanding more open parking space, it is hard to avoid large lots and decks, Weaver said.

The committee is still investigating financial support options, though grant funding is the most likely route as of now, Borough Council planning director Carl Hess said.

"We want the city, the university and the private sector to invest dollars in this," Hess said.