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1 _ _ very little setback, open area or landscaping. The single-family housing south of 44th Avenue is in good condition, however, and is not chopped up by commercial sites. To the east, there is a stable neighborhood of single-family housing that needs to be protected from the mixture_ of activities along the frontage road. Finally, light rail transit stations may be developed some day by the Anoka County Railroad Authority near 40th, 44th and/or 49th Avenues which could.advers ely affect the neighborhood to the east if not designed carefully- although the stations could have several benefits to the community. (Only -two of those three .locations is expected to be selected and plan implementation does not appear to be imminent.) Through.its land use plan and zoning map, the City should encourage this area to evolve to a greater separation between incompatible types of development. As with the Third Street neighborhood, site design and maintenance standards should be aggressively enforced to protect the housing to the east. 4. 40th Avenue Corridor The 40th Avenue corridor is a mixture of housing and businesses, with mostly businesses west of Washington and mostly housing to the east.. The City has long zoned the corridor for-business rather than housing because of the level of traffic on_40th Avenue. That plan is sound and the City should continue with it in order to achieve a long-term evolution to more appropriate land uses. However, cane should be taken to ensure that the abutting housing, is protected through proper site planning and design. 5. Huset Park Edge There is an opportunity to make a significant expansion to Huset Park by acquiring railroad land that may soon be abandoned along with also buying a single industrial facility. This would allow better screening of the park from the industrial area south of 39th Avenue. The industrial buildings-north of 39th east of Jefferson are probably too costly to acquire for park expansion. RU25 34