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.2 Develop land uses linked to the local and regional transportation systems. Will achieve this objective in ways such as: Developed Communities or location: • Include land use patterns that support transit service and development. • Include local transportation, transit, pedestrian and bicycle investments to improve connections between workplaces, residences, retail, services and entertainment activities. Developinc Communities or locations: • Support the transportation needs of the planned build -out of the community. • Improve transportation connections and address /incorporate commuting issues such as park and rides, express bus service. • Include land use patterns to support transit development and service expansion The following transportation studies now underway: 1. A coalition of the cities of Lino Lakes, Centerville, Forest Lake, Hugo and Columbus Township, Anoka and Washington Counties and MnDOT have been meeting to develop a cohesive transportation system, balance land use and transportation, and identify, develop and support regional improvements. 2. Lino Lakes is part of a MnDOT initiated I -35 Inter Regional Corridor Study to develop a common vision and management approach to the corridor from I -694 north to Hinckley. 3. Lino Lakes is participating with Anoka County and MnDOT in a CSAH 14 Study from 35E to 35W through Lino Lakes and Centerville, including the 35E /CSAH 14 interchange. These studies are indicating a need for transportation systems upgrading. An AUAR will help to plan ahead of development to incorporate transit, park and rides, and coordinate land use activity. A.3 Connect housing and centers of employment, education, retail, recreation uses. Will achieve this objective in ways such as: Developed Communities or locations: • Provide infill development, redevelopment, and adaptive reuse of structures to connect housing and jobs, and integrate new development into existing neighborhoods. Seveloping Communities or locations: Build connections between workplaces, residences, retail, services and entertainment activities. A.4 Develop a range of housing densities, types and costs. Will achieve this objective in ways such as: Developed Communities or locations: • Integrate new housing into existing neighborhoods Developing Communities or locations: • Include housing planned to take into account population forecasts, existing housing stock, current and future community needs. An AUAR is precisely what is needed to ensure a development framework is in place that adheres to the principles of connectivity. A "big picture" approach will look at all the development that will occur within the area. Individual projects will need to follow the development patterns and mitigation guidelines contained in the AUAR. The following are just a few reasons an AUAR is important: • The 35E Corridor impacts more than just Lino Lakes. Connectivity with major housing developments in abutting Hugo and Centerville can be addressed. • The land use plan allows medium and high density residential, industrial and commercial activities. Integrating these uses can provide an environment where people can live, work and shop. • As a major commuter corridor with large undeveloped tracts of land, it provides an excellent opportunity to expand transit services, and build a park and ride. The city's land use plan contains ± 120 acres guided for medium and high density housing within the 360 -acre site that Benchmark Community Builder Collaborative —the same developer that master planned the Ramsey Town Center —is now master planning in Lino Lakes. The city has a modest amount of medium density housing and has plans for a town center on 35W that includes high density apartments, condos and townhomes. Because of the fractured nature of the city due to the regional park and two interstate freeways, the community seeks to provide this diversity in housing on its east side. This can be best accomplished by integrating it with surrounding uses, creating a transportation network that encourages integration, and meeting market demands. • 4 -67-