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• Provide places for people to gather- -parks and other public open spaces, a central place or neighborhood center that provides a focus for activities. • Use design to make places safer, create amenities and improve livability. FUNDING GOALS AND CATEGORIES The Metropolitan Council encourages development patterns that are appropriate in different parts of the region, including mixed -use development within walking distance of transit, where available, and in other locations; mixed residential development in the urban area, and cluster housing in the urban reserve. These development patterns, and the locations where they are appropriate, are reflected in the funding categories described below. Funding proposals may be in these categories: (Different locations are identified within each category; some of the criteria vary by location. Categories and locations are also listed on a separate attachment with a reference map). Category A: Compact transit- oriented development, redevelopment or infill that has a mix of uses, including housing: a Compact, mixed -use transit- oriented development, redevelopment or infill proposals located within i mile of regular route transit stops, or within an area that will be served by regular route transit service within two to three years. (Regular route service operates on fixed routes and a predetermined schedule). Locations: Area 1: Minneapolis, St. Paul and first -ring suburbs, Area 2: Developing Urban Communities. Category B: Compact development, redevelopment or infill that has a mix of uses, including housing: ❑ Compact, mixed -use development, redevelopment or infill development that is not served by regular route transit service, and will not be served by regular route transit service within two to three years. Locations: Area 1: Minneapolis, St. Paul and first -ring suburbs, Area 2: Developing Urban Communities, Area 3: Rural Growth Centers. V:\ LIBRARYCOMMUNDVLLCA2000 \0303001cda c,itena B- 20- 99.doc 4