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INGERSON PROJECT REVIEW GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS . . The amount of paved area should be kept to a minimum to reduce construction and maintenance costs, storrnwater runoff, and heat buildup. . In the interest of keeping housing affordable, street costs should be minimized. . Overdesign of streets should be avoided. Excessive widths or an undue concern with geometry more appropriate for highways encourages greater vehicle speeds. . Different streets have different functions and need to be designed accordingly. Blanket standards are inappropriate.IO The Institute of Transportation Engineers have also provided recommend guidelines for streets: . Street system design should discourage through traffic on local residential streets. . To discourage excessive speeds, streets should.. .not be designed to be wider than is necessary. . Local streets should be responsive to topography and other natural features from the standpoint of both economics and amenity. . The residential street should enhance the community's visual image. I I As stated above, we recognize that the City of Arden Hills' responsibility to its residents include street maintenance. However, the Review Group members believe it is imperative that the City also be flexible in its proposed projects so that the end project not only meets the needs (e.g. road pavement, water quality, etc.) ofthe City but also the needs and desires of the affected . community. Surrounding cities such as Golden Valley and Maplewood have also designed and developed PMPs. These cities recognize that although PMP programs are essential to the continuous growth and maintenance of the conllmmity, it is also imperative to meet the needs of the residents that are served by the PMPs. For any PMP project, both the City of Golden Valley and Maplewood attempt to maintain the existing neighborhood design.12 Water quality standards propOLmded by Federal and State EP A and local Watershed Districts continue to improve and be more extensive and stringent. Incorporating the current standards and recommendation in the Ingerson Project will avoid future expensive retrofit costs. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials state: [T]hat areas previously at low risk [to flood waters] may not remain so because development changes the watershed, making unwanted water appear in new places. . 10Id. I1Id. 12 Ken Haider, Public Works Director, City of Maplewood, May 2, 2000 Review Group Meeting; City of Golden Valley PMP, http://www.ci.golden-valley.mn.us/streets/pmp.htm. 9 August 17. 2000