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24 <br />Communities in the Emerging Suburban Edge have a mix of residential, rural, and agricultural <br />areas, often including lower -density single-family neighborhoods and small downtown service <br />centers. The growth patterns in these communities demonstrate the challenges of changing from <br />rural to suburban. New developments are typically built in a traditional suburban pattern, <br />characterized by large curving streets, limited through -roadways, and auto -oriented street design. <br />Emerging Suburban Edge communities have access to regional wastewater services (either <br />municipally owned or regional services), access to the metropolitan highway system, and include <br />existing or planned Regional Parks System facilities. <br />The Emerging Suburban Edge communities provide a variety of commercial activities along the <br />main transportation corridors, and most encompass historic small downtowns with small town <br />characteristics. These communities benefit from their proximity to more developed areas while <br />retaining their local rural character and protecting natural resources. Commercial areas in the <br />Emerging Suburban Edge tend to be individual large employers and smaller -scale commercial <br />centers serving the local population. <br />Although these communities have some redevelopment potential in older areas such as historic <br />downtown districts, the focus in the Emerging Suburban Edge is on greenfield development. <br />Greenfields present opportunities to integrate natural resource preservation into site planning <br />prior to development. Some of these communities have land available within their jurisdiction <br />staged for future development, while others are expanding through orderly annexation agreements <br />with neighboring townships. This mix of uses, availability of undeveloped land, and rich access to <br />natural resources is a characteristic unique to Emerging Suburban Edge communities. <br />As of May 2014, the Metropolitan Council forecasts that the Emerging Suburban Edge area will add <br />201,000 residents, 93,000 households, and 58,000 jobs between 2010 and 2040. This represents <br />growth of 66% in population, 87% in households, and 66% in employment over the three decades. <br />Because most Emerging Suburban Edge communities also have areas designated as rural, these <br />numbers are approximations. These numbers may change during the current comprehensive <br />planning process, which will more precisely delineate how much community growth belongs inside <br />the Metropolitan Urban Service Area. <br />c= of RAMSEY <br />Comprehensive Plan 2040 <br />Metropolitan Council Submission <br />