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Overview <br />Although unique to Ramsey, the Town Center is not intended to <br />be a stand alone district within the the City; instead, will be a <br />pan. of, and connect with, a variety of local, city-wide and <br />regional systems. Each development project:, whether a single <br />building, one lot, or a series of blocks; must provide reasonable <br />links to these systems as a primary design objective. <br /> <br />Guideline Recommendations <br />To ensure that the Town Center takes full advantage of local and <br />regional systems, development should: <br />· Provide safe, easily recognized connections to city, county <br /> and state (rail corridors <br />· Make provisions for city and regional transit service and <br /> amenities (including the future Northstar Line) and <br /> encourage their use <br /> <br />· Tie into, and improve, the Ramsey utility net:work <br />- Integrate with and complement the existing (and future) <br /> street framework <br />· Become an integral part of (he city and county drainage/ <br /> stormwater management plan <br /> <br />Examples <br />· Overall Town Center design (and all new private development <br /> within the Center) should accommodate stormwater from <br /> new projects and from off-site, and highlight stormwater. <br /> features as an amenity <br />· Bikeways and pedestrian routes into the Town Center from <br /> adjacent neighborhoods must be designed for safety and <br /> ease of access, suggesting (hat a child on a bicycle has an <br /> equally accessible route to downtown. <br />· Parks and open space will be easily accessible to all Town <br /> Center residents, visitors, people who work here and also for <br /> the citizens of Ramsey and the surrounding area. This <br /> connected green system is reminiscent of the world <br /> renowned 'Grand Rounds' of Minneapolis <br /> <br />Regional Transit Map <br /> <br />' - ; ' - .:;;~;:. ' ;~'Z~':::; : ' ' .' <br /> ':':'~:- '"'~;~'::." ' ~ ' :. ..:~ 7', <br /> <br />Anoka Parks, Trails Ma <br /> <br />3O <br /> <br /> <br />