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Ramsey3 Final Report <br />Grant No. 05-1237 <br />City of Ramsey <br />revocative presentation created a lively and sometimes conacntvoe ~ l leave fo~ future <br />Farr s purposely p lobal warming, density policy, and the leg y <br />growth, automobile dependency, g <br />generations. <br />1 ,I V YI A L 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 1 1 1 i! A N L! C i l l l/ 11 11 111 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 V N•• N) <br />Forum: Innovative Zoning <br />~` - Date: March 29, 2007 <br />°~ ~'~` - ~ ,~- '~' ~; ~~ ~' F - Speaker: Leslie Oberholtzer, <br />~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~° ~~ ' ~ - ~ '' Farr Associates, <br />~. ,~~ ~_ ~ ~ Chicago, ~ <br />f~ . ~_ ~5 ',"~. b~.F~~~. t ~ `~± ~ Attendance: 46 <br />~r ~I i ~S~+.~Fx:S9fF ~'~~'~~~ ~41.~'.~a41R~1lNr.;.,r. rrlln.= ,-.~_.~ <br />' ~ The purpose of this session was to <br />iMl,INOOlE <br />lVVIIRBAN T4 ~ '~"" T5 ~ `E"`~ T6 m"° introduce the Ramsey community to <br />IV.TJRAL ~ T2 mom` T3 roNe - <br />T1 SONS <br />Oberholtzer <br />new tools and techniques related to coinmuni ari efo m b sed coded Aftertouring the cityuse <br />particularly on the concept of transect zoning the community's rural areas. Form based <br />offered transect zoning as a means to grow. while preserving <br />codes offer a way to plan for a certain <br />visual aesthetic rather than focus solely on numbers of units per acre. <br />er collea ue Doug Farr, Ms. Oberholtzer's presentation evok sms Others .believed that not enough <br />Like h g <br />audience. Several felt uncomfortable with the tenets of New Urban <br />of the presentation focused on rural lifestyles as an alternative. This led to a larger, more important <br />discussion of Ramsey's future land use and design. <br />Forum: Transportation Alternatives <br />Date: Apri112, 2007 <br />Speaker: Dan Burden, Walkable Communities, <br />Orlando, FL <br />Co-sponsor: Transit for Livable Communities <br />Attendance: 44 <br />The final speaker, Dan Burden of Walkable Communities, gave a <br />passionate and more informal presentation that was well-received <br />by the participants. The picture to the right cape ium. Burden took holistic approach t gransportation, <br />audience rather than merely speaking from a p <br />discussing the intersections between transportation, ne go f~arckelbecause both speakers used to al is <br />sense, Burden's presentation book-ended well with tha <br />les and an interdisciplinary approach. The more informal u signs. Burden truly energized those ell <br />examp <br />with those attending, resulting in some important and lively isc <br />who attended, forming an excellent transition to the next phase of the project. <br />-8- <br />-199- <br />