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Downtown Revitalization Project <br /> <br />Project Goal & Objectives <br /> <br />Purpose: For more than 30 years, various studies and proposals have examined the need to redevelop <br />Elk River's downtown business district. Investment in the downtown has stagnated and area businesses and <br />residents alike are concerned about the need to revitalize downtown and attract people there. <br /> <br />Neighborhoods age, and change will occur whether or not the City intervenes. Controlling that change <br />through revitalization and redevelopment will ensure that the types of changes that occur in downtown Elk <br />River are the ones people want - those that will keep our community vital and flourishing. <br /> <br />Primary Goal: To assure the long-term viability of downtown by making a connection to the rest of the <br />community and by utilizing the riverfront location. Redevelopment will enhance downtown Elk River's role <br />as a residential, retail and commercial area and also revitalize investment in the downtown business district. <br /> <br />Development Objectives: · Mixed use (residential/retail/service) <br /> · Consideration of the historic context study results <br /> · Strengthen connection to the community <br /> · Traditional downtown design elements <br /> · Brick, stucco, stone materials with visual breaks in the building design <br /> Increased residential density <br /> · Pedestrian orientation <br /> · Increase exposure to the riverfront <br /> · Recognize those buildings that have potential for rehabilitation <br /> · Replace market/economic obsolete buildings <br /> · Multiple types of housing products (i.e. townhomes, senior rental coops, market rate apartments) <br /> <br /> <br />