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<br />Community Health &. Welhless <br /> <br />GOAL #1: Healthy and active Ramsey residents and a built environment <br />that supports them <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />a) 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 />b) Promote.physical'activity by increasing access to public open space, parks <br />and trails through pedestrian improvements and additional open space <br />connections <br />c) Use a research-based methodology to quantify and improve public health <br /> <br />GOAL #2: Fresh healthy food conveniently available to all Ramsey <br />residents <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />a) Promote a local farmer's market in Ramsey Town Ccntcr* <br />b) Encourage the location of neighborhood-level supermarkets offering fresh <br />fruits and vegetables, and other fresh foods and goods. beyond Town <br />Center. <br /> <br />GOAL #3: Improved air quality through land use and development <br />decisions <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />a) Identify opportunities to increase the tree canopy along Highway 10 and <br />other major roadways <br />b) Locate schools,daycare facilities and outdoor recreational facilities at least <br />1/3 mile from Highway 10 <br />c) 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: <br /> <br />Reduced exposure to lead and other toxic substances <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />a) 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 DraftS-22-0S <br /> <br />* From community planning session (OST) <br />^From existing Comprehensive Plan <br />"'From EDAor Park Corn mission <br />nosvmbol represents :a proposed new goal or strategy <br /> <br />4tBonestroo <br /> <br /> <br />-131- <br />