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Ci�y of �aseville MN <br />"T����. �,�.��� I)��i,�n ���������� - � <br />ESTABl.ISHING A STRONG PIJBLIC R�ALM: A list of Urban �esign Prineiples to er�sure <br />Livability, Waikat�ifity a� Sustainability and �nuirnnmental Responsibilifiy. <br />F�evised: ���e�•�9�i�ovember �4< 2007 <br />q 2. CQNNECTION TO ��C'U�3L1C SPAC�S — There will be p�ysically <br />acaessible and visually clear corridaz-s connecting all public �laces to the lak�s <br />and parks. Tl�ese corrzdors can be pathr7vays, s�eets, or linear greens and �rhere <br />possibie wil� be continuously framed �y buildin� fron�ges an. bath sides or <br />public open spaces. <br />❑ 3. CQMMERCIAL V15lBIL{TY - Pra�inent £eatures of the urban core developznent <br />such as tavvers, fountains, en�rance manuments, and sig�age will be vzszble from <br />adjacent highway coz-ridars, This wiil be done witl�out sacri�cing the sens� af <br />iniimacy, �nclosure, az�d human scaie sa important to pedes�rian comfort. <br />� 4. TRANSETION a�td COfVNEC�'1VI�'Y - A�l existing suburbaz� residential <br />neighborhaods tp the north of the c�eveloprr�ent will be sensitivel� prnt�eted and <br />separated both physieally and visually fro� cnre znnes anc� suburban cornmercial <br />developnaeni. Yet, they will be formally eonn�cted to cez�ter axeas via a systern of <br />walkable s�reets wi�l� sidewalks — and where necessary — bike and walking paths. <br />[� 5. GATEWAYS — There wzll be a se� nf buiIdings ancllor landrnarks clearly marl�ii�g <br />t�e entries to primary thoroughfares such as Twin Lakes Parkway (fi'rom the West <br />and the East). T�e gateways wiIl be surrounded by landscaping anci f�lly <br />� accessible by car, bicycle, ���}��anc� �3ec3estt•ian and be enclosed by buildiz�gs <br />on both sides. <br />I� 6, C�NTERS, UR�AN ta RURA�, PUBLIC to PRIVATE - Twin La�es will not <br />exe�usively be znade �� of commercial building �ypes set in automabile scaled <br />settings. Ra��c�r — they will inelude many of ihese commercial uses — but wi11 <br />distribuie thezn a�ongst residential �s�s in a varying uz-ban pattern ihat is more <br />car�pact a� the centers and less compact at �he edges. There will be �oth urban <br />and suburban settings in Twin �.akes — with sensitive transitions carried out <br />between eaeh ty�ae of developznent. There will be a proportionally �ig�er <br />quantity af z�ore urban, xnixed-use buildin�s in t�ae centez - closety but <br />sensitively placed t�pan a ra�ge o� street types. The Twin Lakes Neighbarhood <br />will consist of core, �eighbarhood center, neighborhood generai and limited <br />suburban zones. <br />� 7. SMAI.L BI�4CKS — There wiIl be a netwark of public right-of ways formin� <br />� complete blacks . "��-��U�'--�F�--f����cf��. Mid- <br />block �ec�estrian passages are acceptable as long as buildi�gs address thenl with <br />frontages. <br />�� <br />C�� � , ��,C� � i , � <br />G) �002 C:��c�rr�tt�Cen��r.cc�rn �r�c, � <br />