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4 Greater Southdale Area Land Use and Transportation Study In 2000, HKGi led a strategic planning process for the City of Edina. One of the nine objectives of the resulting plan (Edina's Vision 20/20) Edina,Minnesota sought to"facilitate the evolution of Southdale and environs into a premier shopping,business and health care center." HKGi is now working with the Hennepin County City on a process to determine how this objective might be realized. City of Edina The Greater Southdale Area Study is the first step. HKGi is leading a multi-disciplinary consultant team through this ten-month effort to study z ' �w the land use and transportation issues that will influence the future of k ,1', 1. this highly visible area.The Greater Southdale Area Study will result in a revived vision for the France Avenue corridor south of the Crosstown Highway and a more thorough understanding of the opportunities and \ constraints that will shape the area's future. b I Other issues that will be addressed in the Study's report include methods i to resolve growing traffic and circulation problems; how to incorporate The pub/icparticipation process lorthis project Included a Futures' better pedestrian and bicycle facilities into redevelopment; the potential summit designed tointegate the perspectives and expertise ofthe development common* for reorienting large retail sites toward an internal greenway spine and � including greater amounts of mixed-use development;the potential for a , redesigned Southdale Mall and Galleria;and how circulator transit service might function. , tb 4= i t � r • t -Yi '+ s .tom -- _ -t . .w s,4 I ,.�...sti, ,''1, a s i '-, �$• IIIIIIIIMIMIIM .; ( Avoz1 IIIIIIIIIIIII -.."' g , isi Zie a " i t s r J •4 t+ FA' .. �:d ' Conceptual landIlse and TianspodationA/lemathre One explores $= 1 v. ; , , „ ' redevelopment opportunities:potent/alsitesfor dense mireotuse M . .+ development multh/amilyresidenfial,hansit open space and parks. All three of the concepts feature variationsofa central spine terminating on the north end at either the Cal/ena or Southdale � Mall The cenfra/spine would provideaszrongpedesri/an corridor and feature drzvlatortransit service,enhanced streetscaping H of sin gto n K o egl er Group Inc. ©©CI and more prominent publ/cspaces.Redevelopment of adjacent parcels would requirereodentation of commercial and retail buildings toward the central spine miner than away hum 4 as would w,rent(yi,e me case. page 23