The document discusses two potential projects for an adaptive reuse or urban infill development by D+E|E+D in The Commons area of Ithaca, NY. The options are: 1) Adaptive reuse of a building currently occupied by a vocational services organization that is moving. This could re-urbanize the area. 2) Urban infill of a private parking lot also located in The Commons. This could potentially activate and extend the area, as well as re-urbanize it. The document then provides definitions and examples of adaptive reuse and urban infill, noting their advantages like historic preservation but also potential disadvantages like higher upfront costs. Subcommittees are being formed to determine