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<br />GOAL #5: <br /> <br />Walkable neighborhoods* <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Include a review of infrastructure, including parking for walking and other <br />non-motorized transportation modes when reviewing any transportation <br />improvement projects . <br />Explore options for revising the City's sidewalk policy, including requiring <br />sidewalks or trails on both sides of some new public streets, different <br />standards for public versus private roads, high-volume versus low-volume <br />roads, and issues related to long-term maintenance* . <br />Locate residential development at appropriate densities near services to <br />encourage walking <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />GOAL #6: <br />vision* <br /> <br />Ramsey Town Center is constructed in accordance with its <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />. Concentrate the highest density residential development in or near Town <br />Center and at other key locations as shown on the future land use map* <br />. Encourage residential and commercial development in the Town Center <br />before other parts of the City <br />. Continue to work to secure a stop on the Northstar Commuter Rail Line for <br />Ramsey <br />. Develop incentives for the Town Center to enhance its marketability <br />. Maintain high quality design standards for the Town Center <br /> <br />GOAL #7: Adequate retail and commercial services* <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />. Locate other neighborhood commercial nodes with basic services available <br />close to existing and futur~ residential neighborhood concentrations* <br />. Assess the supply of commercial and industrial land available for <br />development^ <br /> <br />GOAL #8: New development is well-integrated with existing <br />development* <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />. New development should protect natural resources, make trail <br />connections, and blend in with surrounding development <br />. Use clustering and/or conservation development practices to protect <br />existing neighborhoods and natural resources* <br />. Develop form-based codes* <br />. Develop a meaningful density transition ordinance that incorporates lot <br />size, transitioning, screening, space, berms, landscaping, or buffers* <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan Goals 8< Strategies Draft 2-28-08 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />'" Information from a community planning session (OST) <br />^A goal or strategy from the existing Comprehensive Plan <br />no symbol represents a proposed new goal or strategy <br /> <br />.#* Bonestroo <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. -7- <br />