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MULTIPLE INTIATIVES + MEASURABLE BENEFITS <br />Investing in a system of public parks, trails and open space that support <br />COMMUNITY <br />high quality recreational amenities, and promotes other healthy living <br />objectives remains a high priority for the City. Creative approaches to <br />• Leisure & Fun <br />design of public places can positively impact energy consumption, • Health & Wellbeing <br />air quality, carbon reduction, property prices, recreation and other <br />• Secure Civic Spaces <br />elements of community health and vitality that have monetary <br />• Enhanced Social Cohesion <br />or other social value. In short, it is this network of connected <br />qualities and character of The COR as a vibrant, dynamic, <br />must-experience local and regional destination that brings <br />QUALITY <br />OF LIFE <br />measurable value as highlighted in this diagram and the <br />ECONOMIC <br />brief descriptions below. <br />• <br />Job Creation <br />• System Cost Savings <br />ENVIRONMENTAL <br />• Return on Investment <br />• <br /> Value Natural Systems <br />• Positive Property Values <br />• Natural System Preservation <br />SOCIAL• Ecological Connectivity <br />and Aesthetics - many studies <br />have shown the positive impacts on <br />people-comforts, increased recreational space, and a connection to the natural <br />environment. This has a direct bearing on increased job satisfaction, lower crime rates, <br />decreased stress and, when combined with transportation improvements that increase <br />ECONOMIC <br />Multi-Function Public Space, Green Technology and Increased Property Values – <br />green technologies integrated within public space reduce costs and offset the need to <br />build and maintain additional conventional infrastructure. Well-documented research <br />suggests that proximity to parks, trails and open space amenities at a minimum <br />stabilizes, and in many cases increases, property values. In addition, new technologies <br />and approaches to public space and infrastructure systems have spurred a new wave <br />of job opportunities across the spectrum of design, construction, maintenance and <br />ongoing operations. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL <br />Captured Stormwater, Reduced Pollution and Habitat Creation - strategies to capture <br />and clean stormwater will help reduce system volume, reduce pollutant loadings to area <br />waterways, and increase the level of service of the City’s stormwater infrastructure. <br />Integrated approaches to the design of public parks, trails and open space provide <br />opportunities to create multiple-function, natural systems and wildlife habitat; ponds, <br />wetlands and other water-resource related features create and enhance the unique <br />places design. <br />CONTACT <br />Mark Riverblood <br />Parks & Assistant Public Works <br />Superintendent <br />Bruce Jacobson <br />763.433.9853 <br />Landscape Architect <br />mriverblood@cityoframsey.com <br />12 <br />CITY OF RAMSEYPUBLIC PLACES + VIBRANT COMMUNITY <br /> <br />