This project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. Ramsey residents have voiced their desire for a community center, but uncertainty remains about what such a center might look like, and what sorts of activities, programming, and amenities it might include. Students in ARCH 3250/LA […]
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This project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. Ramsey residents have voiced their desire for a community center, but uncertainty remains about what such a center might look like, and what sorts of activities, programming, and amenities it might include. Students in ARCH 3250/LA […]
Read More… from A Gathering Place for Community (Community Center Plan)
This project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. City staff identified a parcel of land for a proposed multi-use trail to connect Ramsey’s mixed-use, transit-oriented downtown area to nearby Lake Itasca. They partnered with students in ARCH 3250/LA 3002: Design Workshop/Informants of Creating Landscape […]
This project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. Only a few of the original houses and structures built in Ramsey remain today. The most notable structure of historic significance is the Old Ramsey Town Hall/District No. 28 Schoolhouse, located west of Highway 47 just […]
Read More… from Sustaining Our Legacy (Historic Town Hall Plan)
This project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. Ramsey is bisected by U.S. Highway 10, which is slated for significant upgrades in the next 20 years to convert the corridor to a limited-access highway. However, the uncertain timing of future Highway 10 improvements makes […]
Read More… from Highway 10: A Community and Regional Focal Point (U.S. Highway 10 Corridor Plan)
This project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. Approximately every five years, the City updates its capital improvement plans and sources of funding, including development fees charged to builders for new developments. To remain competitive with peer communities, the City wanted to assess its […]
Read More… from Paying for Future Infrastructure Needs (Development Fee Study)
The Residential Infill Pilot Program was a part of the recent affordable housing code amendment that is designed to promote innovative residential infill, while ensuring that such infill demonstrates high quality building and site design that is responsive to and harmonious with neighborhood patterns and character. Housing choice and affordability are primary goals of this […]
The Residential Infill Pilot Program was a part of the recent affordable housing code amendment that is designed to promote innovative residential infill, while ensuring that such infill demonstrates high quality building and site design that is responsive to and harmonious with neighborhood patterns and character. Housing choice and affordability are primary goals of this […]
The Navasota Comprehensive Plan strives to be a plan that addresses the needs and aspirations of the community both today and over the next 10 years. In order to ensure that the Comprehensive Plan reflects what the community desires, it is critical that community members are involved in the development and implementation of the plan. […]
The Navasota Comprehensive Plan strives to be a plan that addresses the needs and aspirations of the community both today and over the next 10 years. In order to ensure that the Comprehensive Plan reflects what the community desires, it is critical that community members are involved in the development and implementation of the plan. […]