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<br />Community Health & Wellness <br /> <br />#1: Healthy and active Ramsey residents and a built environment <br />that supports them <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Use land use and zoning tools, such as planned location of housing, <br />commercial areas, and parks and trails, and appropriate densities, to <br />encourage walking and bicycling <br />Promote physical activity by increasing access to public open space, parks <br />and trails through pedestrian improvements and additional open space <br />connections <br />Use a research-:-based methodology to quantify and improve public health <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />GOAL #2: <br />residents <br /> <br />Fresh healthy food conveniently available toal! Ramsey <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Promote a local farmer's market in Town Center* <br />Encourage the location of neighborhood-level supermarkets offering fresh <br />fruits and vegetables beyond Town Center <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />GOAL #3: <br />decisions <br /> <br />Improved air quality through land use and development <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />. Identify opportunities to increase the tree canopy along Highway 10 and <br />other major roadways <br />. Locate schools, daycare facilities and outdoor recreational facilities at least <br />1/3 mile from Highway 10 <br />. Identify significant point sources of pollution, such as heavy industrial <br />uses, and locate new residential, school, daycare, and other sensitive uses <br />away from them <br /> <br />GOAL #4: Reduced exposure to lead and other toxic substances <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />. Continue to implement the adopted standards on mitigating exposure to <br />lead in existing structures and for eliminating lead and other toxic <br />substances from new construction <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan Goals & Strategies Draft 228.08 <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />, Information ti'om a community planning session (05T) <br />/"A goal or strategy from the existing Comprehensive Plan <br />,,,Includes comments from EDA or Park Com,misslOn <br />no symbol represents a proposed new goal or strategy <br /> <br />.t; Bonestroo <br /> <br />.~ <br />,rImv <br /> <br />-18- <br />