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<br />.. <br /> <br />Background on Cornerstone Program: <br />The Cornerstone Revitalization Program, partially funded by a Metropolitan Livable <br />Communities Demonstration Grant, has five main objectives in the revitalization of land areas <br />surrounding major intersections in Roseville: <br />. provide opportunities for mixes of new and renovated uses at critical corners thereby <br />improving property values, esthetics, and the "buffer" to the existing residential <br />neighborhoods; <br />. encourage more human scale development consistent with suburban design ideals; <br />. encourage more pedestrian and transit friendly design; <br />. reconnect the neighborhoods to existing and new retail or office, and neighborhood service <br />areas through better sidewalks and pathways; and <br />. rebuild the adjacent public infrastructure such as streets, sidewalks, lighting and <br />landscaping to provide a more appealing private development at these critical <br />neighborhood corners. <br /> <br />These corners are the visible gateways to our residential areas. A key goal of the Cornerstone <br />Program is to involve the neighborhood in the eventual building design process. The <br />Cornerstone Program philosophy is an attempt to facilitate improvement in property before <br />the downward cycle of neglect sets in. The City acts as the catalyst in the process of <br />reinvestment and development at the identified Cornerstone intersections. <br /> <br />In 1997 a neighborhood design (design charette) event was held for the intersections of <br />Hamline & County Road B, Lexington and Roselawn and Lexington and County Road B. The <br />Cornerstone neighborhood design event identified principles and concept uses for these <br />primary neighborhood corners in the City of Roseville. Guidelines were written by the staff to <br />assist developers. It was stressed that streetscapes and a pedestrian environment should be <br />included at all corners. <br /> <br />Page 3 of4 <br />