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The Town Center district is designed to be "transit ready' in a <br />variety of ways that go beyond the walkable urban design of the <br />district. A multi-modal transit station with dedicated commuter <br />parking is incorporated into the core area of the district. This <br />station functions as hub .where local circulator transit comes <br />together with regional transit in the NorthStar Corridor and is <br />designed in the short term to accommodate the NorthStar <br />Commuter Coach service and, in the long term, the commuter <br />rail service proposed for the corridor. <br /> <br />· The North Star Commuter Coach service provides peak- <br />period, peak-direction bus service to downtown Minneapolis <br />from Elk River, with a stop in Coon Rapids. <br />· The NorthStar Commuter Rail is proposed to provide train <br />service between St. Cloud/Rice and downtown Minneapolis <br />· 400 commuter park and ride parking spaces are provided in <br />the Town Center district -- <br />· Pedestrian connections are provided from the transit station <br />to <br />· Describe the neighborhood circulator and town trolley here <br /> <br />The Town Center district also uses a Travel Demand <br />Management (TDM) program to both assist and encourage <br />residents and visitors to take advantage of the various modes <br />available for their commuting and travel needs. The district's <br /> <br />TDM program draws from incentives and services available <br />through Anoka County and Metro Commuter Services that <br />match riders with carpools and vanpools, provide reduced cost <br />transit passes and manage work hours among others. The <br />district uses a TDM coordinator to manage the delivery of these <br />services and to promote and market the TDM program. <br /> <br />Utilities <br /> <br />Overview <br />The Master Plan, together with detailed engineering drawings <br />for site improvements, defines a. network of utilities that will <br />serve the Town Center. Obviously some understanding of the <br />location, size and characteristics of sanitary sewer, storm <br />sewer and water system components is important. But, in <br />addition, development proposals must also acknowledge <br />awareness of the Town Center's relationship to the Cib./water <br />supply. Because the Town Center is located adjacent to, and <br />over the top of, a very important City (and regional) aquifer, <br />new development projects have a responsibility to use best <br />practices for proper connection to utilities, monitor flow of <br />materials into storm sewer, and provide recommendations for <br />landscape/pavement maintenance. In addiUon, the Town Center <br />will be served by a full complement of utility connections <br />including cable, fiber optic, electrical, telephone etc. <br /> <br />Guideline llecommendations <br />Not often considered an important <br />category, utility guidelines <br />promote the idea of balancing quality <br />service, adequate capacity and the <br />physicat needs of site development with <br />the more qualitative issues of. proper <br />maintenance and environmental health. <br />These guidelines encourage new <br />development to address the following: <br /> <br /> <br />