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This center greenway will serve two functions. One, it will serve as recreational and ween space for <br />the residents of Ramsey and the Town Center. The greenway will be traversed with trails for <br />walking and biking and have areas for active recreation. The greenway will be surrounded by one- <br />way streets that will also help define the area. The second function of the greenway will be for <br />stormwater management. It is anticipated that the greenway will have several wet ponds that will <br />assist in stormwater quality management, and through the use of meandering streams, will convey <br />the water eventually to the Mississippi River. <br /> <br />The area north of the greenway is primarily residential with attached housing (townhomes; mw <br />homes). The Sketch Plan shows a green space amenity embedded in each residential block. In <br />certain areas, some of the residential units may go as high as 4 -5 stories. The residential areas are <br />intended to be served by sidewalks and trails that will assist in pedestrian and bike movement to the <br />Town Center core. <br /> <br />'A small commercial node is identified to be located at the intersection of County Highway 116 and <br />Ramsey Blvd. This node is intended to serve more auto-dependent uses such as a gas station or <br />commercial uses with a drive-thru. <br /> <br />The Ramsey Town Center will dramatically change the present land use to a highly-urbanized <br />commercial, retail, recreational and residential development that will serve Ramsey residents and <br />residents and commuters of the larger region. Due to the large impact of the development, the City <br />is required to conduct an Alternative Urban ga'eawide Review (AUAR) environmental review. The <br />AU,ad~ looks at' all environmental impacts created by the development. Items that are reviewed and <br />analyzed include impacts to habitat, wetlands and water supply, local infrastructure (roads. and <br />utilities), air and noise pollution, and .traffic impact. On April 8, 2003, the City' Council released"a :" ~' <br />draft AUAR for the Town Center that comprised nearly 300 pages. The Draft AUAR is now in.the '. <br />review period for the public and local, county, and state agencies. It is expected that comments will <br />be received by late May and that the City will respond to the comments and rel'eaae :~ill fmaI. AUAR'in .i.. <br />late June. The design of the Town Center sketch plan occurred in conjunction with .the preparation <br />of the Draft AUAR. While comments solicited from the AUAR process may ultimately 'impact.the <br />final layout of the Town Center,~ the sketch plan under consideration factored in the potential <br />environmental impacts as part of th~ design. ' <br /> <br />The proposed Town Center will requh'e sig-nificant upgrading of the local, County, and State road <br />system. The Town Center AUAR identifies many improvements that will be made to the <br />transportation network surrounding the Ramsey Town Center by .full build-out. The following <br />roadway widenings are needed: <br /> <br />· Ramsey Boulevard--widen to five lane cross section south of Industry Avenue to provide two <br /> through lanes in each direction and a left turn lane/center median <br />· Industry Avenue--widen to five lane cross section west of Ramsey Boulevard to provide two <br /> through lanes in each direction and a left turn lane/center median. <br /> <br />Turn lanes and lane adjustments will be needed at the following intersections: <br /> <br />230 <br /> <br />· TH 10 at Armstrong Boulevard--add an eastbound and a westbound through lane on the <br /> intersection approaches; add an eastbound and a southbound left turn lane and a southbound <br /> right turn lane. <br />· TH 10 at Ramsey Boulevard--add an ehstbound and a westbound through lane on the <br /> intersection approaches; add an eastbound and a southbound left turn lane and a westbound fight <br /> turn lane. A southbound through lane and a northbound left turn lane and northbound <br /> through/fight lane would need to be added to serve the Rivenwick 3rd Subdivision traffic <br /> independent of the project traffic. <br />· TH I0 at Sunfish Lake Boulevardmadd an.eastbound and a westbound through lane on the <br /> intersection approaches; convert the southbound approach from a thi'ough/left turn lane and a <br /> <br /> <br />