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<br />Open green space, landscaping, and mature trees (9) <br />Quality parks nearby, undeveloped areas, and trails (3) <br />Close to beach <br />Need to include environmental concerns and impact in planning future development <br />Wide street has potential for landscaping or boulevard <br /> <br />Opportunities <br /> <br />Keep all the property on the tax rolls <br /> <br />Make retail areas more accessible by pedestrian and bike traffic, from all directions, safe <br />crossings (8) <br />Promote ease of access for pedestrians, bikes, and autos (2) <br />Prominent bike paths, sidewalks or walking paths on both sides of street (5) <br />Circulator bus for area <br />No more than 2-3 curb cuts into business sections, put a frontage road to limit access points, <br />particularly Mr. Movies and TCF (3) <br />Alter Curb cuts to more "street-like" elevation (not up over sidewalks) <br />Better street circulation <br />Four-lane Bridge, with pedestrian walkway and bike lane (8) <br />Better turn lanes or roundabout (3) <br />Add right hand turn lane from northbound Snelling/Hamline to east bound Co Rd. E <br />Two lanes each way on Lex. South of E <br />Right turn lane from eastbound Co Rd. E to southbound Lex. <br />Two left turn lanes from eastbound Co Rd. E to northbound Lex <br />Right turn lane from southbound Lex to westbound Co. Rd. E <br />Circulation road behind Flaherty's and Corp Express so buildings can be closer to E. <br />Lower speed limits <br />Traffic hub with mass transit to major metro access; hub to include retail and service shops to <br />support those utilizing mass transit <br />Plan with Shoreview for a transit hub/depot with structured parking on NE comer of Co Road E <br />and Lexington. <br />Keep traffic down <br />No trucks <br />Limit traffic congestion <br />Extend Connelly Ave across railroad track to connect with Grey Fox Road <br /> <br />Parking behind stores (3) <br />Parking structure up against the railroad to preserve the Co. Rd. E frontage <br />On-Street parking (3) <br /> <br />Some residential mixed in with retail <br />Encourage and support businesses that citizens want as part of their "neighborhood" (2) <br />Neighborhood businesses on north side of the street <br />Viability of Grand Avenue <br /> <br />82 Small Area Plan - May 20, 2008 <br /> <br />3 <br />