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City of Roseville MN 1141111 01, 01, w] n Lic."l-kes De 1 110, ESTABLISHING A STRONG PUBLIC REALM: A list of Urban Desip Principles to, ensure Livability, Walkability, Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility. Approlved�: Nolvember 14, 2007 Twin Lakes area as it will be a shining example of how good citizens and neighbors do business in the 21" Century. One tool that is currently being used. to bring this vision of environmental responsibility to fruition is the Leadership in Energy and. Environmental Design (LEER,), which is a rating system that reviews environmentally conscious d.esign choices in six areas, including sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and. atmosphere, indoor environmental quality, materials, and. innovation. Developments earn points based. on the d.egree of compliance with LEER stand.ard.s and. the City can u.se this rating system do determine its d.egree of public assistance for development prQj'ects. The benefits to such an arrangement will reach beyond. the obvious environmental benefits. For example, the Twin Lakes area will likely compete regionally —perhaps nationally for businesses that want to call this area home, and. LEER certification can be a great public relations tool. Similarly, redevelopment proposals for this area have stalled. in the past du.e to lack of public support and. it is likely that a company building a LEER certified. building will be embraced. to a greater degree by existing neighbors. Provisions for locally-sourced. materials and. innovation could. potentially lead. to direct support of other local businesses. Through the u.se of green roofs and. porous pavement, runoff can be reduced. to near zero and. the associated. impacts on the Twin Lakes will be greatly reduced. even from what they are today. Similar measures can reduce urban heat island. effects, reduce light pollution, and. support alternative mod.es of transportation, leading by example for other entities intend.ing to develop within Roseville. ROSEVILLE WILL ACHIEVE LIVABILITY, WALKAB,ILITY, SUSTAIN�AB,ILITY ANC ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: While recognizing the essential need. to accommodate vehicular service, circulation and. parking, Twin Lakes will be built to encourage pedestrian activity by creating an attractive, safe, and. comfortable public realm for pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and. automobile traffic. Building Human-,scaled Patterns There are three organizing physical patterns that repeatedly occur in successful compact neighborhood.s, villages, towns and. cities. I Urban to suburban natural pattern 11 Public to private pattern. III Small block pattern. Building Human-,scaled Neighborhoods Development and, Red.evelopment is implemented. through the d.esign, placement, relationship and. implementation of three basic neighborhood. forms. I Streets AM F e c i