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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Wetlands... <br />· Even spaces that can never be devaloped could be <br />enhanced as Gateway elements. Wetlands provide <br />important ecological benefits, and can be a. place <br />that add to the experience of Champlin's Gateway. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Roadside vegetation... <br />· Often, the vegetation along highways is considered <br />to be just weeds. In a landscape with little topogra- <br />phy, these vegetation patterns become. significant <br />elements of the character of the place. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />--- <br /> <br />-.--- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Agricultural remnants... <br />· While. few remain, the farm structures that remain <br />recall the corridor's agricultural roots. Champlin's <br />economic traditions could be reflected in the <br />Gateway elements that will replace these features. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~ ----.. ---......-...=.- -----. .-- <br /> <br />~~~~._.-. .. <br />~ <br />. '. . .-:.~ ~-- <br />~"~ -- - <br />-.- -" - ..~. <br /> <br />---- - ~ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Crossroads... <br />· Highway 169 is marked by few intersections. These <br />crossroads create a significant opportunity for intro- <br />duction of the Champlin community. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />OPPORTUN T <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~ G at e wa v Cor rid 0 r <br />~.City of Champlin, Minnesota <br /> <br />------- ... - -~.-- .......--.-- -:-- <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />~~~:- - ~-.:a.;~_ <br /> <br /> <br />--~.. ......_.~~~ <br /> <br />Industry.. . <br />· An interesting wlationship is created when industrial <br />buildings can be viewed across wide open spaces. <br />This condition will be lost as the corridor develops, <br />but its essence might be maintained. <br /> <br />--- <br /> <br /> <br />.. r : .....""""', <br />_'''' .. -. ~.._...ar- <br />. -41" ' .;~.... ___~L ., .. 111&'..",...." <br />_," _ -~-_. ......._ n <br /> <br />Community landmarks... <br />· The water towers are visible along the corridor, and <br />are true landmarks in any community. Currently, <br />they are juxtaposed with vertical landmarks of <br />Champlin's past. <br /> <br />:~,.-_::::;;:~,.: .=~=-~" . ..~~ . <br /> <br />. . -.....--... ..- - <br /> <br />~- -------~ <br />; ,.~ . "*-:'" <br />~ \ :,,"-:..' .~ <br /> <br />7 . " ~:,:.,''''''.tb...I, <br /> <br />Highway 169... <br />· The highway is, by default, the focal point of the cor" <br />ridor, but not the only element. In a plan for the <br />Gateway, it should be a part of the .space," relating <br />to other elements that create Champlin's Gateway. <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />---- <br /> <br />----- <br /> <br /> <br />E <br /> <br />s <br /> <br />mil <br />mu <br /> <br />Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. <br />