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8) Way-Finding Signage <br /> Moving throughout the community can be made more effective • <br /> through the addition of way finding signs. As their name implies, <br /> these signs help to direct travelers to specific destination points in the <br /> community such as city hall, parks, shopping districts, schools, etc. <br /> When incorporated into the design of the gateway signage, they add to <br /> the style of the community creating a greater sense of presence that <br /> someone has arrived in Arden Hills. We envision this in conjunction <br /> with development standards for the City as a whole. <br /> 9) Central Business District. <br /> The lack of a city center is a common challenge for modern <br /> communities. Many of these communities developed similarly to <br /> Arden Hills, as a suburb from a larger metropolitan center. Once <br /> critical mass was achieved, a community was formed by the first <br /> settlers. Since the "city" at that time was the larger metropolitan <br /> downtown, the focus on creating a central business district did not <br /> exist. However, as the community grew the need for its own identity <br /> grew with it. As is frequently the case, the area for a city center was <br /> not zoned or planned in the process. <br /> Arden Hills has areas of higher retail and service concentration; <br /> however they were planned for vehicular transportation and have the <br /> look and feel of such a decision. A city center is typically more , <br /> pedestrian oriented consisting of: <br /> a. Higher buildings <br /> b. Zero lot line development (front and side yards) <br /> c. Shared parking <br /> d. Parks (typically passive) <br /> e. Entertainment and dining venues <br /> f. Niche retail <br /> Areas like this do not currently exist in Arden Hills. This matter is <br /> further complicated by the fact that the "historical" city center/main <br /> street which many have defined as the area of Lexington and CR E has <br /> been "abandoned" by the construction of the new City Hall along CR <br /> 96 . As city halls are traditionally located in the City Center, the <br /> citizens in Arden Hills question where the true city center may be at <br /> this time. <br /> • <br /> Strategic Plan for Economic Development Page 9 of 20 <br /> \\Metro-inet.us\ardenhills\Admin\Committees\Economic Development CommissionlAH Strategic Plan-Final 5-16-07_doc <br />