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A philosophy for a "deslign theme"... <br />• This project is about creating an environment that builds identity for the Mounds View <br />community. This is difficult due toithe conditions that exist in the Highway 10 corri- <br />dor -- especially because you cannot tell when you actually pass that point at which <br />the Mounds View "region" is entered -- the "gateway." <br />i <br />gateway (gat' wa'), n. 1. a passage or entrance that may be closed by a gate. <br />2. a structure for enclosing such an opening or entrance. 3. any passage by or <br />point at which a region might �e entered. <br />Webster's Unabridged New World Dictionary <br />• To make it Mounds View's corridor, it must say something about this place; it cannot <br />simply be an idea transferred from another place. Because of this, some concepts <br />might result in the creation of a design theme for the corridor that will not be obvious <br />for years. <br />* The project offers an opportunity to begin a project today that will benefit the commu- <br />nity forever. This becomes a great reason to involve residents. But they should also <br />participate because of the knowledge of the community they hold. The people of <br />Mounds View must be a part of defining a 'design theme" that is meaningful to them. <br />An approach to creating a "design theme" for Highway 10... <br />Framework design.., appropriate design character <br />• draw from the natural, historical and cultural patterns and context to give meaning to a design <br />• a design that "fits" Mounds View <br />Strategic planning... buildable solutions <br />• a range of implementation strategies based on the intrinsic strengths of the project and the community <br />• finding a way to make the right things happen <br />Inclusive" participation... shared "buy -in" <br />• bring together diverse interests in an open, inviting, productive format <br />• structured meetings, where everyone participates, and participants lend their "local knowledge" to the process <br />• people of Mounds View are the beneficiaries of this project; they are, in part, responsible for making it happen <br />P H 1 L Q s o P H if <br />Highway 10 Corridor Design Theme pp <br />" � ..�-. ��� IBMHoisington Kcxgler Group hic. <br />City of Mounds View, Minnesota <br />