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47 <br />Lead <br />Implementer <br />City Community Development, Private Property <br />Owners <br />Partners Public Works, HRA, EDA <br />Timeline Opportunity driven as current owners decide to <br />willingly sell and/or redevelop <br /> KEY COMPONENTS <br />• Redevelopment of existing blocks that brings a greater variety of housing options, and commercial uses at the Railroad Dr intersection <br />• A new small or medium grocer located along Main St East <br />• Improvements to Main St East to enhance mobility, <br />safety, and area aesthetics. <br />• Improvements to the Jackson Ave / Hwy 10 intersection to <br />enhance pedestrian crossing safety. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ONGOING <br />ONGOINGPRIORITY <br />Design, fund, and <br />reconstruct the <br />identified portions <br />of Main Street <br />East, addining an <br />additional sidewalk <br />and enhanced <br />streetscape features <br />Partner with MnDOT <br />to design, fund, and <br />reconstruction the <br />Jackson Ave/Hwy <br />10 intersection, with <br />pedestrian crossing <br />improvements. <br />Rezone properties <br />are needed to <br />support desired <br />redevelopment <br />outcomes, and <br />prepare clear <br />expectations for <br />future developers. <br />OPPORTUNITY AREA <br />Uptown <br />Continue outreach <br />and communication <br />with current site <br />owners, to track <br />with and evaluate <br />redevelopment <br />opportunities, and <br />timing. <br />Consider on a <br />case-by-case basis <br />the benefits of <br />city acquisition of <br />sites, to facilitate <br />assembling <br />redevelopment sites. <br />Begin networking <br />with and positioning <br />uptown for a grocer. <br />by building key <br />relationships and <br />attending industry <br />events. <br />Priority= 0 -2 Years <br />Near Term= 2-5 Years <br />Med. Term= 5-10 Years <br />Long-Term= 10+ Years <br />Ongoing= Periodically / Opportunity-Driven <br />Grocer Attraction <br />Attracting a grocery store to the Uptown neighborhood <br />will be challenging, especially because there are only few <br />small-format grocery chains operating in the US. The most <br />likely type of grocery store to locate in this area may be a <br />cooperative. Strategies that cities can use to attract grocery <br />stores include: <br />• Financial incentives like land, infrastructure <br />improvements, and/or tax credits <br />• Regulatory incentives like zoning changes or <br />modifications, design concessions, and expedited <br />permitting <br />• Alerting the local tenant broker community to a potential <br />grocery location in Uptown <br />• Attending local ICSC events to network and spread the <br />word about the opportunity <br />Page 117 of 157