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MINNESOTA March 5,1999 DESIGN TEAM Ms. Mary Capra Afftiated Organizations Ms. Theresa Brenner AlA-MN Co- chairs, Minnesota Design Team Visit Ameriom Institute of Architects 1810 Fox Run Mcnhnwha Centerville, MN 55038 MnAPA Minnesota Chaphr, Dear Ms. Capra and Ms. Brenner: American Planning Assocudian MASLA We are writing to lay out the reasons for the Minnesota Design Team's proposals Minnesota Chapter, American regarding County Road 14. As you may recall, the Minnesota Design Team was in society0flondscapeArdtitocts Centerville in September 1998 to assist the community in its efforts to plan for its future. ALGA -MN Amerimr Institute of Graphic One issue we were asked to explore was Anoka County's proposal for County Road 14. Aris,Mhtnesota According to information provided to the Design Team, County State Aid Highway xal and urban Affairs (CSAH 14) is an A -minor arteri with the following traffic volumes: St. d state university L'oCatap on CSAH 14 in Centerville 1986 Counts 19% Counts Minnesota Ertension Sermce L West of 20th Avenue 3627 6730 Hubert H. Humphrey Institute Along Centerville Lake, west of downtown 2922 5794 of Public Affairs, University ofMinnesota In addition, the Design Team was told that reconstruction of the road, between Interstate College of Arch itecure and 35E on the east and a point north of Centerville Lake on the west is scheduled for 2003 - landsrape Architecture, 2010, and that it was to be a four -lane urban design. The dog -leg in the road, Unitwsay of Minnesota immediately west of the downtown area, would also be realigned into a curve. MCDS h innewto Community While the Design Team is mindful of the County's proposal to accommodate additional lkorbPment Soddy traffic on CSAH 14, we expressed several concerns with the improvements. These concerns are directly related to the impact a highway will have on the city's efforts to recapture its small -town character. The Centerville community has strongly expressed its desire to retain and nurture its small town character and to shape development so that its character will not be compromised. The attached exhibits, reproduced from the Design Team's presentation to the community, convey our ideas on how to do that. 275 Market Street Those concepts are (Design Team exhibit 4 9): Suite 54 • A four -lane highway. built to urban standards, would even more severely Minneapolis, W5 Minnesota 5405 divide the community into two sections, one north and one south of the existing 55 highway. -- 2.399.3577 612.338.7981 FAX www.minriesotadesignteam.org