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Coalition cities; 2) Phase I urban design, housing condition, and transportation planning studies and framework setting; and 3) testing of inter jurisdictional strategies such as housing inspections and maintenance code adoption and enforcement. Simultaneously, several individual Coalition cities have undertaken LCDA projects. The North Metro 1-35W Corridor Coalition seeks support from the Metropolitan Council to bring these investments into their next phase of implementation--completion of a subregional land use and transportation build-out and implementation study with a transit corridor and linkage pre- development component. . Land Use and Transportation Build-out and Implementation Study. The process of aggregating livable community demonstration projects and smart growth practices into a livable region is a critical next step in implementing the Blueprint. This subr~gional study would use a 20-year planning horizon to analyze newly updated comprehensive plans within the context of regional and subregional trends; develop a preferred smart growth development option for the subregion; and craft a s~t of policy, implementation, and financing strategies for the local, subregional, and regional scales. . Transit Corridor Component. The BNSF rail line with rail linkages throughout the Coalition and to Hugo may be the first viable mass transit option for the subregion. Already the Coalition has acted with other interested parties to enable the conversion of the rail line into an alternative transportation corridor. This portion of the study would examine the feasibility of an alternative transportation connection and investigate potential transit- oriented land use changes along the route and linkage with other transit corridors in the subregion. (See transit corridor map attached). 6. PROJECT CONTACT PERSON Name Address City Phone Roger Fraser City Manager, City of Blaine - 9150 Central Ave. N E. Blaine, Minnesota Zip 55434-3499 612-784-6700 Fax 612-785-6156 7. SITE LOCATION Describe the location and size of the project area, include maps (as attachments; see Sec. 2 L) identifying the location and the adjacent land uses and development. Include relevant excerpts from the city's comprehensive plan for the subject area. The seven cities that make up the 1-35W Corridor Coalition-Arden Hills, Blaine, Circle Pines, Mounds View, New Brighton, Roseville, and Shoreview-govern 83 square miles of land on either side ofl-35W as it moves north out of Minneapolis. Although as a subregion the. Coalition is almost equidistant to both central city downtowns, it lies at an edge of the metropolitan area that is still largely undeveloped. As a result, the subregion faces two types of development pressures. The pressure to redevelop and infill underutilized parcels is felt in the southern portion of the Coalition that lies within heavily urbanized Ramsey County. To the north, the city of Blaine is feeling the effects of accelerated metropolitan growth as it issues nearly 1,000 new building permits annually. 2