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<br />~ <br />EN HILLS <br /> <br />OR~f1 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />TCAAP Bulletin <br /> <br />News Update for Arden Hills Residents <br /> <br />!)AI IteR]- N <br />SI 1/\HDIOW <br />AI'!!) t'111\1'\ <br /> <br />APPLIED <br /> <br />~rmu <br /> <br />I N C, <br /> <br />EXCIHSUSW: <br /> <br />o'I...._-w~~lI!Wt~~ <br /> <br /> <br />TCAAP Site Location - <br />See complete version of the <br />Vento Plan on the City s Website <br /> <br />October 23, 2002 <br /> <br />THE PLANNING PROCESS <br />The second, concurrent planning track being pursued by the city is to <br />work with a team of consultants led by Minneapolis-based Dahlgren, <br />Shardlowand Uban, Inc., an urban planning, design, and research firm, to <br />undertake a master planning process that will bring demographic and <br />market research, ecological assessment, land suitability analysis, engi- <br />neering, land planning, and urban design expertise together with commu- <br />nity aspirations to create a far more detailed master plan for this area than <br />has existed previously. It will also involve the preparation of detailed <br />policies, ordinances, and agreements to ensure the successful implemen- <br />tation of this future vision. <br /> <br />THE TEAM <br />DSU will focus on site analysis, development alternatives, and, along with <br />team member Excensus, Inc, conduct detailed economic and market <br />research regarding the site. Other team members include SRF Consulting <br />Group, which will focus on transportation and infrastructure planning, <br />and Applied Ecological Services (AES), which will provide an analysis of <br />environmental site features and natural site amenities. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MASTER PLANNING <br />The current master planning effort will emphasize community input and <br />participation and use as its foundation the framework and land uses <br />established in 1995 by the late Congressman Bruce Vento, who created a <br />TCAAP Reuse Committee to develop a reuse plan for the entire property. <br />That plan was subsequently reflected in the Arden Hills Cornprehensive <br />Plan adopted in 1998. Recommended land uses include the incorporation <br />of a mix of open space, preservation of natural site features and amenities, <br />transit and pedestrian friendly housing, and retail and employment cen- <br />ters into the site plan. <br /> <br />The current process will build on work previously performed by the U ni- <br />versity of Minnesota's Design Center for American Urban Landscape, <br />which conducted public listening sessions earlier this year to gather public <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Issue 1 <br />