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y> <br />community park <br />* Improve the bikeway and walkway system via painted bike <br />lanes, signs and linkages to other cities' bike paths <br />* Purchase community park from the University <br />e. Redevelopment? • <br />* Redevelop the southeast corner of Larpenteur and Snelling <br />Consider an office park or a restaurant and nice motel or <br />light manufacturing <br />* Encourage homeowners to remodel and upgrade existing homes <br />* No multi-story development <br />* Improve the use and maintenance of the University property <br />behind the greenhouses on Cleveland Avenue <br />f. Traffic? Light Rail transit (LRT)? <br />* Enforce speed limits and reduce speed limit on Fairview <br />* Reduce or control traffic on Snelling, possibly by working <br />with the county <br />* Traffic light at Fairview and Larpenteur (in the works) <br />* Improve mass transit availability <br />* Skybridge over Snelling to expedite pedestrian crossings <br />* Light Rail Transit must be carefully studied to see if it <br />is worth the expense <br />- LRT will inevitably be disruptive to the community <br />regardless of its location <br />- Prefer emphasizing other modes of mass transit to LRT <br />- If LRT is an inevitable necessity consider locating it <br />along Cleveland Avenue to Co. Rd. B (not unanimous) <br />otherwise Snelling Avenue is the logical and preferred • <br />route (many groups did not address a specific route for <br />LRT, but commented on its expense and questionable <br />benefit) <br />g. Heritage preservation? <br />* Generally, preserve the heritage the city currently enjoys <br />* Continue to preserve the Gibbs Farm site <br />* Consider a local ordinance to acknowledge or preserve the <br />University Grove neighborhood which represents over sixty <br />years of a planned and architecturally designed community. <br />h. State fairgrounds? <br />* "We like it", "We live with it", "Preserve it" <br />* Oppose the construction of any major public facilities on <br />the site including a 60,000 seat stadium <br />* Be pro-active in visualizing what might be there if the <br />fairgrounds moves <br />i. Housing? <br />* Continue current height restrictions (3 story) <br />* Encourage good quality rental housing with enough parking <br />* Preserve the current housing mix <br />* If development occurs encourage single family dwellings if • <br />they are marketable <br />2 <br />