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Elk River Comprehensive Plan or 4 story apartments) to lower density (small lot single family or attached townhomes) as it approaches lower density neighborhoods. High Density Residential uses may also be located in appropriately zoned locations within the Mixed Use and Mississippi Connections land use areas. Mixed Use The Mixed Use land use category allows a mixture of housing, jobs and/or retail services uses within close proximity to each other. This land use creates the potential for people to live close to their jobs and retail services, and it offers an environment where one can live with less reliance on the car. This area provides another setting for high density residential land use in Elk River. Mixed Use is a district that reflects continued trends that seek to integrate residential and nonresidential development in a common setting, close to transit services. Mixed use development should be supported where transportation systems, including transit, are available to provide alternative circulation opportunities. The Mixed Use area is more frequently proposed in the redevelopment of commercial areas. "Vertical" mixed use puts retail and housing uses into a single building. This form of mixed use typically puts residential uses over street level retail or office uses where appropriate. The Mixed Use designation may also include a more horizontal arrangement of uses with strong pedestrian connections to foster a pedestrian friendly environment. Typically, a mixed- use development will be completed as a Planned Unit Development (PUD). Mississippi Connections Mississippi Connections represents the historical core of the city, and corresponds to a redevelopment framework adopted by the City Council in November, 2012. This redevelopment framework established specific goals to strengthen the study area, which was broken up into five neighborhoods. These neighborhoods include the older residential and downtown commercial neighborhoods which are facing changes in the form of access and visibility, shopping habits, and housing desires. The Mississippi Connections Plan attempts to identify key strategic objects to reinvent the area as a destination for a variety of uses and activities. FAST The Focused Area Study is the area immediately adjacent to the commuter rail station at 171 st and Twin Lakes Road. The study, completed in 2010, represented an intense collaborative effort between the City and the property owners and stakeholders in the region. The Study identified the changing traffic patterns and how they affect business and land uses in the area, as well as provided alternative uses as these patterns continue to evolve over time. 38 / Chapter 5: Land Use