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■ ■ Chapter 1 . Introduction ■ 1.1 Project Description The objective of the Northwest Quadrant planning process was to develop a planning frame- work for the redevelopment of the 250 acre study area located in the Northwest quadrant of the City of St.Anthony.Additional planning goals included: ■ ■ Involving the community in determining the best type of redevelopment for the north- west section of the city; ■ Redeveloping a mostly vacant, market-obsolete,first generation regional mall facil- ity; ■ Determining the most cost effective method of redevelopment for Apache Plaza: ■ demolition, clean-up and site preparation versus adaptive reuse; ■ Exploring innovative and watershed-wide techniques for surface water manage- ment to improve Silver Lake's condition; ■ Providing additional employment opportunities for residents within walking distance ■ of transit and other uses; . ■ Determining the housing needs of the city, in particular, for life cycle and affordable housing; . ■ Increasing opportunities for transit use and providing more amenities to encourage walking and biking; ■ Working cooperatively with adjacent and/or affected units of government; ■ Developing a trail system around Silver Lake to provide public open space. ■ ■ 1.2 Support for the Project The City of St. Anthony Village is committed to working with stakeholders to devise and . implement a successful master plan for the area that will include the redevelopment of the Apache Mall site as an economically viable property well integrated into the community.The ■ City is also committed to assuring the successful transition of the Salvation Army property in the north of the study area into a Hennepin Parks regional park facility and to improving the quality of runoff from the study area into Silver Lake. ■ St. Anthony is being actively supported in its efforts by the Metropolitan Council, which ■ awarded a planning grant to the City as part of the Smart Growth Twin Cities initiative. ■ 1.3 Planning Process The redevelopment planning process, which began in November 2000 and continued until ■ July 2001, consisted of the following four phases: ■ Phase I: Planning, Environmental, and Market Research and Analysis ■ Phase II: Preliminary Concept Plan Development, Affirmation of Community Vision Phase III: Evaluation of Alternatives Phase IV: Preparation of Redevelopment Master Plan ., Northwest Quadrant Redevelopment Plan St, Anthony Village Page 1.1 ■ ■ ■ ■