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o Sidewalks along Highway 10 are not needed for access to businesses and services along that <br /> roadway, but are needed to make connections between the adjacent neighborhoods, area <br /> parks and the regional trail system. <br /> • ° Sidewalks are needed along Silver Lake Road to help access bus service. <br /> o The St. Paul utility easement is appropriate for pedestrian element that services the <br /> immediate neighborhood but cannot and should not play a role in the regional trail system. <br /> o Pedestrian connections to the neighborhoods are badly needed, and redevelopment of the <br /> corridor needs to address this. <br /> o Concept of a boardwalk overlook in the wetland received mixed reactions. <br /> o There need to be enhanced pedestrian crossings at the signalized intersections within Section <br /> 9. <br /> Design/Character/Image/Landscaping <br /> o The wetland area provides good wildlife habitat and should be left as is. <br /> o The wetland area should be filled because it is an eyesore. <br /> o Several people questioned the possibility of doing some planting within the right-of-way or <br /> within the median specifically. <br /> o One person said that the long-time residents of Mounds View live with the mythology of this <br /> being a rural community — perhaps some images are needed to enhance this mythology <br /> within the corridor. <br /> o Mounds View is a small, suburban community, and many people within the metro don't <br /> even know where it is. <br /> o City Forester (shared half-time with New Brighton) currently does landscaping reviews and <br /> • recommendations. Does the City need to give thought to establishing minimum landscaping <br /> requirements in zoning ordinance? <br /> o There are better things to be done with the tax dollars than creating design elements, <br /> landscaping, pedestrian bridges, buying ballrooms, etc. <br /> o Screening and buffering between residential and non-residential areas needs to be done <br /> better. <br /> o There needs to be landscaping incorporated into both existing and new parking lots. <br /> o Overhead utilities along Highway 10 may pose a barrier to establishment of overstory or <br /> conifer trees. <br /> o Large trees in front of multifamily complex provides for screening of unattractive apartment <br /> structures. <br /> • <br /> 35 <br />