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County Road 10 Corridor Improvement Program Page 2 Project Update .tune 29, 2005 EVP Installation for Signalized Intersections This portion of the project has been completed. The signals were examined for compatibility with providing Emergency Vehicle Preemption and found to have the necessary capabilities. A report was created describing the existing conditions, any previous planning, and the necessary irnprovements to provide for EVP operations. The report also outlined next steps and a preliminary cost estimate for completion of the project. Following approval by the City Council, plans and special provisions were developed to install EVP on eight signals, seven on the CR 10 corridor and one at the intersection of CR I and Quincy Street. The plan set is currently being reviewed by the County. Following their review, the project is expected to move forward quickly with installation occurring this summer. Corridor Design Development As part of the overall process to develop a theme throughout the corridor, a design theme subcommittee was developed. The committee includes: Greg Lee, Public Works Director Jim Ericson, Community Development Director Cindy Palm, MV Parks and Recreation Commission Gary Stevenson, MV Planning Commission Barbara Thomas, MV City Council Jackie Entsminger, MV Economic Development Commission Stuart Krahn, Bonestroo Landscape Architect This committee is currently in the process of reviewing initial corridor concepts and developing various themes along the corridor. This committee will be involved in development of the trail, landscaping, lighting and gateway sign themes for the corridor. The status of each of these features is described below. Landscaping and Lighting Existing opportunities and constraints have been discussed in meetings with the Project Management Team (PMT) and the Design Theme Subcommittee. Past theme proposals for the corridor, as well as design precedents from other parts of the state and the world have been reviewed. The following has been concluded: The corridor can be organized into four districts, which, starting on the east end, are: Entry/Commercial District Civic/Entertaimnent District Community Retail/Multi-Family Neighborhood District Single and Multi-Farnily Neighborhood District The meeting groups have discussed the difference between "landscape as entertainment" and "landscape as experience," with the idea that County Road 10 should be designed to create a series of positive experiences. While the elements used to create the experiences will be consistent along the corridor, they will be used differently in each of the districts to create a different experience. Those elements are structure, landform, vegetation, and water, and the experiences for each of the districts (starting on the east end) are progress, arrival, interaction, and retreat. The design of each of these elements within the districts is currently being refined.