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• 9. Require that any re-subdivision of existing lots on developed blocks in residential <br />areas conform to other lots within surrounding blocks, and be accessed in a similar <br />manner. <br />10. Continue to build the Neighborhood Liaison program, Community Emergency <br />Response Team and other community organizations for communication and security. <br />11. Build community identity and encourage neighborhood connectivity by installing <br />sidewalk systems, decorative street lighting and landscaping to make streetscapes <br />more welcoming. <br />12. Continue to implement an aggressive shade tree program and replace removed trees <br />as quickly as possible. <br />13. Encourage landscaping practices that reduce water consumption and minimize runoff. <br />2. The Larpenteur and Snelling Corridors <br />Because there is almost no vacant private land in Falcon Heights and the public land is <br />unlikely to be available for future development, the City must identify those private <br />properties which are possible candidates for redevelopment by the year 2030 to meet <br />• projected housing and business needs. <br />Next to its central location, the two characteristics of Falcon Heights that residents value <br />most are: <br />• The agricultural open spaces that give the city its unique rural-in-urban character <br />• The high quality traditional single-family neighborhoods and the importance of <br />preserving their value and vitality <br />With these values in mind, City staff looked at all private properties that are not presently <br />zoned for single-family residential use. All but a handful of these properties are on or <br />very close to Larpenteur Avenue, the City's primary east-west thoroughfare. Therefore, <br />the City will consider the future of the Larpenteur Corridor as a whole in creating the <br />City's updated comprehensive plan. <br />The Larpenteur Avenue and Snelling Avenue corridors have long functioned as divisions <br />within Falcon Heights, separating the city north from south, east from west. The primary <br />function of these highways is to conduct motorized traffic as quickly as possible from one <br />end of the City to the other. Larpenteur and Snelling have imposed barriers to pedestrian <br />traffic and an impediment to retail cohesiveness, separating neighborhoods and <br />encouraging residents to orient their lives outward toward surrounding cities. <br />• <br />Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan 2008 Draft -January, 2008 Part II: Land Use & Housing, Page II-11 <br />