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<br />Page 2 of 5 March 2014 <br /> <br /> An interactive roundabout exercise <br /> Illustrative Plan exercise included large maps set up on tables. Participants placed post-it notes on areas <br />where they had a comment or suggestion. Staff facilitators were present at each table and wrote questions <br />and comments on a flip chart. <br /> Invitation to write on a board posing the question “How should TCAAP be similar/different from Arden Hills?” <br /> Comment cards <br />Common themes from these exercises include the following: <br /> Prioritize small/independent businesses <br /> Good mix of uses and housing types <br /> Good trail system <br /> Need good connectivity to CR I <br /> Add regional amenities (pool, library, green space, etc.) <br /> Like the walkable town center <br /> Disagreement whether the amount of green space is adequate or if there should be more <br /> <br />All exercise comments: <br /> Traffic on 35W <br /> No big box retail <br /> Keep lighting to a minimum <br /> Where is low-income housing x2 <br /> Add transit to alleviate traffic <br /> Add trail crossing at US 10 <br /> Like the buffer between residential and <br />highway <br /> Want a better wetland meander <br /> Good neighborhoods and parks x2 <br /> Include small retail and restaurants in town <br />center x5 <br /> Trail connections x4 <br /> Good variety of housing and uses x 3 <br /> Good walkable town center x3 <br /> Like the central park amphitheater <br />component <br /> Access to AHATS <br /> Like wetland feature x2 <br /> Need more connectivity to CR I x4 <br /> Include more infiltration to limit rising VOCs <br /> Note that basement sealing is for Radon and <br />VOCs <br /> Add regional amenities x2 <br /> Pools? Library? X3 <br /> Good park elements x2 <br /> Concern with roundabout safety x2 <br /> Concern with low density nature of flex <br />business district <br /> Like high-density residential <br /> Potential for canoe route on Rice Creek <br /> Add sustainable energy features <br /> Make town center 1 to 2 stories <br /> More senior living <br /> <br />Eighteen (18) comment sheets were also submitted. Common themes in written comments included: <br /> Be sure to adequately incorporate safe bicycle and pedestrian facilities <br /> More parks and open space <br /> The plan includes a good amount of parks and open space <br /> No “big box” retail <br /> Be sure to promote small and independent retailers and restaurants <br /> <br />All comments submitted via comment sheets: <br /> Add bike and pedestrian facilities X4 <br /> Make bike and pedestrian improvements <br />safe X2 <br />o Bike/ped underpasses for access to <br />the site <br /> More parks <br /> More open space X4 <br /> No roundabout <br /> No “big box” retail X4 <br /> Make TCAAP a regional attraction