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Ciiy of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />Chapter 5: Land Use <br />f) Mixed -Use <br />Mixed Use includes retail, commercial, entertainment, office, <br />institutional, high density residential, transit hubs and park and recreation <br />uses. The Comprehensive Plan anticipates two areas of Ramsey to be <br />designated as Mixed Use; the first area stretching from the west side of <br />Armstrong Blvd. to the west side of Ramsey Blvd. and a second area <br />south of State Highway 10 west of Feldspar St. <br />Town Center Mixed Use Area: The Town Center Mixed Use area is <br />proposed to be located in portions of Section 28 and 29 stretching from <br />the west side of Armstrong Blvd. to the west side of Ramsey Blvd., north <br />of the railroad. Mixed Use was chosen for this site because of the <br />proximity to major employment areas, major transportation corridors and <br />a future commuter rail station serving the Northstar Commuter Rail <br />Corridor'. The area east of Armstrong Boulevard is governed by the <br />Town Center Master Plan, which provides specific land use and design <br />guidance for this area. The purpose of the Town Center Mixed Use Area <br />is to establish a community hub that integrates places to work, play and <br />live and embraces transit oriented design in anticipation of the potential <br />future commuter rail station. <br />Mixed -Use enhances the functionality of a transit hub at this location <br />because it creates efficiencies by being able to send and receive people <br />who might work or live in the area. Because a large portion of the area is <br />undeveloped, it has the opportunity to be organized in a pedestrian <br />friendly environment that supports mass transit. A commuter rail station <br />in this location would be spaced approximately 3-5 miles from stations to <br />the north near downtown Elk River and south in Anoka near 7th Avenue. <br />It will take advantage of good accessibility from the north via Armstrong <br />Boulevard and from the east and west via Industry Avenue and Highway <br />10, all arterial roadways. Mixed use development would be transit <br />oriented to support the station. Development should be intense with <br />multi -story buildings rather than one level building. Commercial and <br />residential buildings should be linked by a pedestrian -way so people can <br />park at the station and stroll through commercial shops. It should be <br />directly connected to areas of major employment (Ramsey Business <br />Park, AEC Energy Park, Anoka Enterprise Park and future places to <br />work) and Anoka Hennepin Technical College. This could be done <br />through a shuttle bus service, which would serve not only places to work <br />but also residential neighborhoods. It also should make connections to <br />the new hotel project south of Highway 10 near Sunfish Lake Boulevard <br />and the Mississippi West Regional Park. <br />Ramsey does not have much choice for local shopping, eating out or <br />doing business within its own community. Ramsey has no identifiable <br />The Northstar Corridor is a 70-mile long transportation corridor that runs along TH 10/47 from downtown <br />Minneapolis to the St. Cloud and Rice areas. The Northstar Corridor Development Authority has been organized to <br />study the feasibility of improved transit services along this corridor including the option of Commuter Rail. <br />Ciiy of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 5-30 <br />