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HIGHWAY 10 CORRIDOR DRAFT PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN INTRODUCTION The Highway 10 Corridor Proposal is presented by the highway 10 subcommittee consisting of the following: • Peg Mountin - Economic Development Commission • Gary Stevenson - Planning Commission • Pam Star -Parks & Recreation Commission • Staff: Cathy Bennett, Paul Harrington, Mary Saarion The Highway 10 Committee was directed to present options for the development of the Highway 10 Corridor in Mounds View. The first step in this process was to review how other communities addressed corridor redevelopment. This enabled the committee to take the best strategies from each plan and apply them to Mounds View. The following corridor plans were reviewed. In addition, the committee took a bus tour of several community corridors. • Cedar Avenue - Apple Valley • Highway 13 - Burnsville • • Highway 5 - Chanhassen University Ave - Columbia Heights • Edinborough/Centennial Lakes -Edina • Highway 3 - Hopkins • Old Highway 8 -New Brighton • County Road E - Vadnais Heights • Highway 61 - White Bear Lake There were three common elements in each redevelopment plan that were revealed by the committee. • Each plan contained specific designated areas of development. Those areas of development addressed land use, zoning, landscaping, environmental engineering and how the area fit into the entire corridor plan. • The other common element, with the exception of Apple Valley, was that they were developed with the assistance of an outside consultant who specializes in corridor and downtown redevelopment plans and community consensus building. • The final element is that redevelopment is a very slow, costly and risky process that takes strong local leadership. In addition, there is usually strong resistance to change and not everyone will agree with any plan since there are significant impacts to residents, • businesses and traffic. Each City stressed the importance of remembering to keep focused on the big picture!