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routes, and encourage use of alternatives such as bicycles or walking. e) Constructall levelsofpathway/sidewalks improvements, includingpaths separate &om the roadway, additional bicycle lanes within the roadway pavement, sidewalks and improved bicycle pa�ldrr� facilities. Connect sidewalk systems where gaps occur. In addition, improve bus, parking and pathway signage. 20� Ensure tllat essential services are aestlletically pleasing and harmoniouswith adjacent uses. a) Require that utility struatures and essential services not negatively impact surrounding u�es by ��i placement on sites of landscaping and screening, parking, and implementing adequate noise and odor control devices. 2 �) Reduce light, air, noise and visual pollution. a) Provide adequate lighting for streets and parking areas but without creating a hazard for motorists or a nuisance for adjacent residential property owners. Require direct or directly reflected light be confined to the property. Lights must be equipped with hoods or louvers to direct light downward and prevent glare fran crossing property boundaries. 22) Address highway-generatednoise. a) Developnoise-mitigatingfeatures,especiallyforresidentialareasthatareadjacent to the two lakes and on Fairview Avenue. This should include greater setbacks from the road, additional buffer or screening reqairements and construction techniques such as fewer windows on the highway side of the house, acoustical design, quieter air handling equipment, and additional insulation, as well as improved siting of new commerciaUindustrial buildings to act as buffers for highway noise. 23) Revise the standards to include site design and review standards that encourage innovative on-site management of storm water where possible, and storm water conveyance to regional ponds where necessary. For example, some temporary (1 �- hour) storage could be done m and under parking lots to control flow from parking lots to pond Work with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and US Environmental Protection Agency to implement a regional water quality system. 24� Protect, preserve and restore features, on botll public and private property, which significantlycontributeto the characterand appearance ofthe natural environmentof Twin Lakes. a) Utilize dedication of easements, outrightpw�chase, and purchase of development rights to preserve open space near or adjacent to lakes and shore land.