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Established Residential Expand Pedestrian Connections Established residential areas include stable neighborhoods Existing pedestrian routes within established residen- or subdivisions with primarily single-family detached tial areas should be tied into the future trails network as development.The majority of these neighborhoods were roadway improvements are made to provide seamless built over 40 years ago in the north,west,and more connections and access to key destinations in the City. recently in the east of the City.Established residential areas New development should provide a complete network of are within the existing Urban Service Area and are directly sidewalks and roadways that support access to adjacent connected to municipal sewer and water.Established neighborhoods and provide seamless ties to the City's trail residential areas include a variety of block layouts but are network that make it easy to walk,bike,or drive. primarily curvilinear.Many of the existing established resi- dential neighborhoods feature sidewalks and connections Encourage Density to adjacent neighborhoods. The majority of established residential areas consist of only single-family detached home.Although the character Strategic Infill of these neighborhoods is desirable,they do not maximize While much of the established residential areas in the City the development potential of residential land within the are built out,there are still opportunities for infill develop- City's Urban Service Area.Mixed residential development, ment.Areas of strategic infill development,as identified which encourages a range of compatible housing types in the Housing Character Areas map,are intended to fill within a single residential development,is one strategy gaps between existing neighborhoods.In addition,stra- that should be used to accommodate greater variety within tegic infill should be contextually sensitive to surrounding Elk River's housing stock and allow for more flexibility to development and provide opportunities to further expand build desirable and more dense residential development. pedestrian and vehicular mobility between neighborhoods Mixed residential should also be utilized to provide a buffer and across the City.As such,it is key that infill development from lower intensity traditional single-family neighbor- provide a robust network of sidewalks and roadways that hoods to higher intensity uses such as multifamily,mixed linkup to existing roadways/sidewalks/paths in adjacent use,or commercial development. neighborhoods. 42 Housing Plan•Elk River Comprehensive Plan DRAFT FOR REVIEW ONLY