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<br />The North Metro I-35W Corridor Coalition is an organization of seven
<br />contiguous cities along Interstate 35W to the north of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
<br />Many of the issues that each community is facing today carry across city
<br />boundaries, so it makes sense to work as a coalition to address sub-regional
<br />issues such as housing, transportation, employment and contamination. The
<br />Metropolitan Council, in its Regional Blueprint and Smart Growth Initiatives,
<br />advocates this level of coordination among clustered cities to achieve an
<br />integrated approach to planning. The Metropolitan Council has been a major
<br />financial contributor to this effort.
<br />Arden Hills, Blaine, Circle Pines, Mounds View, New Brighton, Shoreview and
<br />Roseville have participated in the Coalition since late 1995. Looking at the seven
<br />cities as one north metro region, the area encompasses over 83 square miles of
<br />land, 156,000 residents, 85,000 jobs and 60,000 households. There are over 46,000
<br />parcels of land in this study area, of which 5,000 acres are commercial or
<br />industrial.
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<br />Business is booming along the I-35W
<br />corridor as more businesses and
<br />residents make the North Metro their
<br />home. Construction of new residential
<br />units spiked in 1999 to 1,258 units last
<br />year. That's up from 489 units in 1997
<br />and 752 units in 1998. Construction
<br />permits have more than doubled from
<br />4,761 in 1996 to 9,910 in 1999. And the
<br />chart at right shows that new
<br />construction overall is steadily rising
<br />from year to year, up 58 percent from
<br />1996.
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<br />The North Metro I-35W Corridor Coalition cities are integral to the economic engine of
<br />the Twin Cities. Consider that according to Metropolitan Council estimates, nearly one-
<br />quarter of all Ramsey County jobs are located along the Corridor, as well as 18 percent
<br />of the jobs in Anoka County. The northern suburban Coalition communities draw from
<br />the full metro area labor shed because of their optimal locations just north of both
<br />Minneapolis and St. Paul, and their prime access to Interstate 35W.
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<br />C� �ur�tY E�`��IC�u��'.r:�;��t Es=i�r�t�'��z, Blaine (�art), Anoka 14,856
<br />Anoka County 94,238 Circle Pines, Anoka 1,683
<br />Ramsey County 310,152 Arden Hills, Ramsey 11,382
<br />Blaine (part), Ramsey 572
<br />Mounds View, Ramsey 4,086
<br />New Brighton, Ramsey 9,829
<br />Roseville, Ramsey 39,650
<br />Shoreview, Ramsey 8,995
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