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City of Roseville MN Twin Lakes Design Checklists - DRAFT ESTABLISHING A STRONG PUBLIC REALM: A list of Urban Design Principles to ensure Livability, Walkability and Sustainability. Revised: December 19, 2002 Design Checklists: The City of Roseville is building an exciting new model for new development within the Twin Lakes Neighborhood. A NEW BUT PROVEN MODEL FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH The two patterns below are the basis for the five attached checklists of design principles for Twin Lakes. The appropriate implementation of the following design principles within individual developments will ensure that the public realm of the Twin Lakes Neighborhood remains livable. walkable, and sustainable for all of its residents, workers and customers. The City seeks to collaborate with the private sector in achieving development projects consistent with these principles. Furthennore. the City of Roseville specifically advocates the use of these guidelines. patterns. and development principles within the Twin Lakes Neighborhood. There are several reasons why: a. Economic Growth through Livahilitv. The City of Roseville is in an economy that requires cities to compete for a growing creative class of knowledgeable workers. These workers are drawn to places and cities with an excellent quality of urban life in close proximity to pristine natural resources. It is important that Roseville increase the quantity and diversity of living choices so that the City can retain its broad range of workers. expand its tax base and utilize the existing infrastructure to anract new workers. In other words - it is important for Roseville to build more quality neighborhoods and living inrrastructure to draw and retain quality and professional workers. b. Economic Growth through Walkabilitv. The City of Roseville wishes to expand its existing inrrastructure of walkable residential streets into its new redeveloped commercial and industrial areas. Providing choices for residents, workers, and customers is important - and this will give the neighborhood a choice to walk more and to support transit services. The ability to walk rrom place to place is a wonderful alternative for those that can drive - and it is a liberating activity for those confined to an office or home during portions of the day. Youths and seniors - both growing and vital populations in the community - prefer neighborhoods and cities that are truly walkable. The ability to walk to work and use the noon hour for a walk is an opportunity that should be afforded to as many Roseville workers as possible. c. Ecnnomic Growth through Sustaiuabilitv. The City of Roseville wishes to encourage a broad range of new technologies in order to achieve a more sustainable infrastructure of energy, drinking water, surface water management and sanitary sewer, natural resources, and traffic/pavement management. Investing in these technologies now will assist in bringing long-range infrastructure costs down, lowering the maintenance burden and reducing the negative impacts on the environment. Efforts to incorporate sustainable development practices may be rated on the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Rating system which reviews environmentally conscious design choices in six areas: sustainable sites. water efficiency, energy and atmosphere. indoor environmental quality, materials and innovation. Higher LEED scores may lead to additional public assistance resources. To earn points a development needs to incorporate a variety of sustainable measures including light pollution reduction, landscape and exterior design lhat diminishes heat islands. innovative wastewater and stonnwater technologies and features that support alternative transportation conveniences. A .& @ 2002 ChorretteCenier.com Inc. ~~