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<br /> <br />Downtown Redevelopment Plan Task Force <br />March 5, 2007 meeting <br /> <br />Small Group Question #1 <br />Is it important that downtown be “seen” and/or accessed from Hwy 10? <br /> Which option for Hwy 10 is least detrimental to downtown? <br />o Elevated <br />o Lowered <br />o At grade <br /> <br />Group 1 <br /> A visual is needed so that Hwy 10 travelers know they are entering downtown Elk <br />River. <br /> Access from Hwy 10 into downtown is important for local traffic but for Hwy 10 <br />commuters. <br /> Keep Hwy 10 at grade and study other options. <br /> Local residents’ access in and out of downtown from Hwy 10 takes precedence over <br />commuters’ access. <br /> The “as is” option is preferred but there is a need for safe pedestrian access between <br />the north and south sides of the highway. <br /> <br />Group 2 <br /> It is important that downtown Elk River is seen and accessed from Hwy 10. <br /> The “at grade” version of Hwy 10 is preferred. <br /> The removal of a Main Street access into downtown from Hwy 10 better allows <br />redevelopment opportunities north of Hwy 10. <br /> <br />Group 3 <br /> The “at grade” or “do nothing” approach continues to serve the area the best <br />because of the disruption Hwy 10 reconstruction would cause, etc. <br /> The elevated option has poor aesthetic appeal. <br /> <br />Small Group Questions #2 <br />Is the land area north of Hwy 10 an extension of the core downtown and should the Plan <br />recognize this? <br /> <br />Group 1 (same responses as Group 2) <br /> <br />Group 2 <br /> The north side of Hwy 10 should compliment the south side in relation to land use <br />and architecture. <br /> The north side of the highway is not an extension of the core downtown. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />