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Using the Plan <br /> • 10. Provide appropriate collectors and local streets as links to the existing <br /> sys tern. <br /> 11. Recognize the needs of the central business district by offering flexible <br /> parking and other traffic design standards. <br /> 12. Be sensitive to existing residential developments, environmental areas, <br /> wetlands, existing public parks, and open space when building new, <br /> expanded or improved roadways. <br /> 13. Support roadway projects that will help alleviate anticipated traffic <br /> problems from roads or corridors that have been identified as being <br /> deficient in the transportation system. <br /> 14. Locate industrial development next to adequate transportation systems <br /> and provide transportation systems that complement industrial <br /> development. <br /> 15. Encourage alternative land use patterns that create the potential for <br /> making better use of alternative travel modes. <br /> 16. Preserve right-of-way through the development process, in anticipation <br /> of corridor needs identified in the Transportation Plan. <br /> 17. Support regional transportation planning initiatives that help further <br /> more efficient traffic flows through Elk River while minimizing <br /> • associated visual and economic impacts on the community. <br /> 18. Support regional initiatives that provide choices in commuting to <br /> regional destinations. <br /> 19. Work cooperatively with regional agencies to plan for roadway <br /> improvements that balance local and regional transportation needs. <br /> 20. Operate a pavement management program to ensure good physical <br /> condition of all local streets. <br /> Housing <br /> 1. Encourage a mixture of housing opportunities in terms of costs and <br /> size while encouraging a high degree of architectural and site planning <br /> integrity. <br /> 2. Review residential housing standards and regulations regularly to ensure <br /> that neighborhoods maintain integrity and avoid deteriorating market <br /> value. <br /> 3. Evaluate housing stock on a regular basis to assess the housing conditions <br /> and needs of the community. <br /> 4. Ensure that persons or groups of persons of similar income levels have <br /> a wide range of housing choices available to them, regardless of their <br /> • <br /> Building the Future -A Comprehensive Plan for Elk River 3♦15 <br /> ver <br />