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• <br />.OBJECTIVES <br />oB~ectves any <br />assumPr~ons <br />Before the planning effort commences with design alternatives, it is paramount that <br />the core objectives for the project are understood. These project objectives help <br />to ground the planning process ensuring the goals set forth by the City of Elk River <br />are met. After discussion with the City Council, Planning Commission and Economic <br />Development Authority (EDA) at the beginning of the phase one, and again at the start <br />of the phase two planning effort, and continued evaluation throughout the process, <br />the core objectives for the Elk River FAST are as follows: <br />Leverage commuter rail station and city-owned lands as triggers for <br />development. <br />The Northstar commuter rail has attracted noticeable attention as the first commuter <br />rail line to begin operation in the Twin Cities. Determining the appropriate level of <br />development anticipated to follow the commuter rail must be strategic. <br />The city owned Gateway land represents the strongest opportunity for future <br />development. The questions surrounding development in the Gateway focus on <br />the appropriate uses and scales and what level of infrastructure investment will be <br />needed to facilitate development. The central location of the Gateway affords the city <br />significant influence over infrastructure and development investment giving the city <br /> <br />~~ <br />broad control of the future of the FAST. <br />