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MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE CROSSING CORRIDOR Two locations of a possible bridge corridor were presented at Study Session #2. At each location land use alternatives and transportation routes were presented which the consultants recommended be considered in conjunction with the creation of a new river crossing. Attached to this memorandum are the two locations where a potential bridge corridor could be placed in conjunction with the land use designations which would compliment this transportation corridor. Figure 2 refers to the bridge corridor located between Ramsey Boulevard and Armstrong Boulevard and Figure 3 refers to the Bridge corridor located at Puma Street. The working group decided that rather than focus on specific river crossing corridors, the city should develop a set of criteria for evaluating future bridge corridors. INDUSTRIAL/HIGHWAY/BUSINESS ZONED PROPERTY The City of Ramsey currently has zoned a high percentage of the land along the Highway 10 corridor as I -Industrial and Business Districts. The existing acreage of Industrial is 874 acres and the existing acreage of the B-3 Highway Business is 479 acres. The existing acreage of BW - Business Warehouse is 601 acres, and finally the existing acreage of the B-1 District is 121 acres. As the City of Ramsey continues to grow in population and the issue of MUSA expansion is addressed it has been suggested the amount property zoned industrial and Highway Business is excessive and a reclassification of a portion of the property be considered. RLK Associates has prepared a schematic plan which identifies a reduction of the Industrial and Highway Business Zoned properties which in shown in Figure 4. Reclassification of the property has been taken up by expanding the residential zoning districts of single family, townhomes, and selected commercial areas. The former land fill area is identified as open space and should be evaluated as to whether it should be within the MUSA Boundary. The property south of Highway 10 has been projected for single family residential which would be consistent with the Mississippi Critical River Corridor. The resulting acreage for industrial is 365 acres. The resulting acreage for Highway Business/Business Warehouse is 255 acres.