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The "Civic Green or Commons" is the civic focal point for community and governmental life. It is'patterned after a traditional town square. The civic green is to be designed as a large . flexible open space for,active, as well as passive pursuits. It will provide space for art fairs, festivals, public meetings, formal evening meetings, and a multitude of public displays. The civic green area will be connected to the City's walkway system, via sidewalks and potentially covered walkways between buildings. In Roseville the Linear Civic Center Green or Commons, located along Lexington"Parkway" is owned jointly'by the City, School District 623 and County. It contains the City Center Complex and the Central Park open space as well as the Roseville Area High School athletic fields. Additional civic green space is available at the Lexington and B area, Lake Josephine, and the large privately owned landscaped setbacks along many of the residential areas. There are examples of narrow areas of open space perpendicular to the corridor that lead to neighborhood parks such as land east of Lexington, leading to the lowlands near the Roselawn Cemetery and Water Works property, as well as the corridor leading west from Lexington to Bruce Russell Park. County Road B can be considered a connection of neighborhoods; it connects the Cornerstone area at Lexington and B to the new 48,000 square feet-:public library. However, in the future, typical non-descript suburban parking lots should not be placed on the corner within the Cornerstones. Public market or farmer's market, consistent with the original activities in Rose Township, may be created in the Cornerstone at or near one of the major intersections. The purpose of this . public market or farmer's market is to provide a focus for neighbor to neighbor sharing of the harvest. It is an institution as well as a civic event. For future design, the signature intersection within the City of Roseville is the Lexington and County Road B intersection, where 32,000 vehicles currently pass through the intersection each day. It is anticipated that by the year 2000, 35,000 vehicles will pass through this intersection. The uses at this intersection have more of a multi-neighborhood focus. This intersection should be redesigned to calm the traffic, create more human scale mixed used development, and orient more of the improvements to pedestrians. It is to be a community design statement and a landmark within the Cornerstone program. The design elements used at this intersection should be carried throughout the community and.may be.somewhat uniform' in nature. It is anticipated that this intersection will have a specially designed urban streetscape adjacent to the right-of-way corner. Public art, or historical landmarks, civic uses, and City logos may also be incorporated into this urban space. The Cornerstone Streetscape, which includes the network of streets, walkways, planted esplanades, pavement treatment, signage, street furniture, transit stops, and lighting, is, in fact, public space. The intersections should feature custom paving, specialized signals, special landscaping, seating areas, and customized lighting. Since these improvements are some of - the most visible attributes of the Cornerstone Program, they will be designed to provide an overall statement of consistency and quality throughout the community. - 10