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St. Anthony Shopping g enter <br /> Alternative Draft Land Use &Urban Design Concept Plans <br /> Community Vision: To develop a village-like community center, which creates <br /> economic, cultural and social interest and has the following features: <br /> • accessibility; <br /> • a retail mix with high quality, service-oriented specialties; <br /> • a strong design image with articulated entrances, and well-designed <br /> storefronts, green spaces and linkages between buildings, <br /> • is pedestrian-oriented; <br /> • enhanced natural elements; <br /> • community oriented with community gathering spaces; <br /> • appealing to all community members. <br /> L Concept One-Enhanced natural elements,Retail mini-malls,Townhomes. <br /> This alternative expands and redesigns the existing retail centers into mini-malls <br /> at their existing location and creates an enhanced natural environment with a <br /> village green and linear park. An entertainment/office complex is also proposed <br /> for the SE corner. Townhomes are also proposed for the area south of <br /> Autumn Woods. <br /> A. Southwestern Corner: Autumn Woods area <br /> Strategies <br /> • Autumn woods-This attractive three-story complex should be <br /> preserved. <br /> • Green space, water,feature and linear park-A stronger pedestrian and <br /> design linkage is proposed between Autumn Woods and the shopping <br /> center. This linkage would be a well-landscaped linear park with <br /> water features that connects Autumn Woods with the Shopping <br /> Center. This park would lead to the"village greed' proposed for the <br /> center of the shopping center. <br /> • Tax increment monies-Use tax increment from this development to <br /> support the Village Green and other public improvements. <br /> • Townhomes-The area southwest of Autumn Woods is proposed for <br /> town home developments providing home ownership opportunities <br /> for Downtown Minneapolis workers and other community members. <br /> This complex would be architecturally compatible with Autumn <br /> Woods and be well landscaped. <br /> • Buffers-Strong landscaping buffers are proposed between the <br /> residential areas'and the shopping center. <br /> Rlk-Kuusisto,LTD. 1 <br /> St.Anthony Shopping Center <br /> Land Use Concept Plan alternatives <br /> June 15, 1999 <br />