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Concentrated Development For more information, or for a copy of The shaded area is the current bui-p the brochure, call the Data Center at area. The lines roughly encircling it This option requires all future urban 291-8140 (or 291-0904 TTY). represent the current Metropolitan Urban growth to locate within the MUSA, Service Area (MUSA), and its possible leading to higher density over time. III GRAPHICS NOTE future expansions. There would be no MUSA expansion before the year 2020-and no new public The black inner boundary line is the The circles are cities in the rural area. infrastructure in the rural area seven-county metro area. The outer line They are likely to grow by 2020, Development would fill in at available contains the counties adjacent to the depending on which development option sites, or at redeveloped sites cleared of seven metro counties. is pursued. their old uses. Development focus is on the central cities and older suburbs, at the same °; time filling in newer suburbs.This option Spread Development requires a deliberate regional effort to shape the location of new urban development and to preserve agricultural 7;1 land cutsids tha MUSA. c c Je Cl u' �.....r� 0 i Channeled Development 0 c M This option locates some urban growth o c 1 alonghighways and transit routes '...4'1:!?:17P-R, - o USAx especially at the high-activity centers of o I ( - development friendly to buses, bikes c 5 x e and pedestrians. _. ,� i• • k III The MUSA line would project into parts c, "•o of the rural area to allow for growth along these corridors. However, the r c ° d remainder of the MUSA would not ( c o expand. Corridors would stretch from the if L....4 downtowns to outlying suburbs, or from suburb to suburb. Revitalization efforts would focus on the corridors, making / the option a strong strategy to renew the Concentrated Development core and suburbs. r G III NEXT STEPS o 07) e c There are several ways the public can be o o o 0 involved in the planning. This summer o e`' and fall the Council will hold publi e° ' oc inw ° meetings, publish newsletters, and meet with officials from local communities and ' U other interested groups. People with ° $.4 e online computers can access �, information and comment via the Twin 4 '- Cities Computer Network, or call the o Metro Information Hotline,229-3780.The ° 0 public also can attend Council o committee meetings where the growth °c options will be discussed. • The Council plans to select a growth option near the end of 1995. To date, five more community meetings Channeled Development are planned (most of the sites are yet to be determined): e • Aug. 2, on development (residential, e o c 1 commercial, industrial) and relationship _ ' to schools and libraries in Bloomington, o Eden Prairie, Chanhassen, Chaska, G I . Shakopee, Savage and Burnsville. 6:30 c e , '-41i) © - p.m. in Shakopee City Hall. 0 III • Sept. 8, on redevelopment and c reinvestment of large-scale sites in St. Louis Park, Golden Valley and -- ,,,pi downtown Minneapolis. "�'4- • Sept. 13, on development in northernc C I--- counties of Anoka, Chisago and Isanti. • Sept. 22. on redevelopment and i 0 ° reinvestment of Snelling Transit Garage, 0 c if around downtown St. Paul and Twin ._.+ Cities Arsenal in Arden Hills. • Oct. 9, on community and employment centers and community identity in Woodbury, Cottage Grove, Apple Valley, Rosemount and Eagan.