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New Brighton Comprehensive Plan r/'4 Jam n F Vision Plan Goals Have a diverse population The City wishes to embrace people of all socio-economic, age, ethnic, race and religious backgrounds, in diversity lies the strength and richness of a healthy community. Provide a diverse stock of well maintained housing Since people's lives change as they age, so do their housing needs. The opportunity to live in New Brighton for a lifetime will require a diverse stock of housing that satisfies the lifestyle changes that will confront every resident. Housing diversity must also answer the question "Where will our children live?" If they would prefer to live in New Brighton there must be affordable housing of good quality to accommodate them. Maintain a healthy business environment While primarily a place to live, good jobs and a diversified tax base are important to the community's health. To have jobs in close proximity to homes also provides some residents the opportunity to both live and work in New Brighton and thereby minimize commute time and costs. Quality places to work and do business support quality places to live while providing residents with convenient shops and services. Maintain/create connections which correlate with natural patterns and interconnect neighborhoods and adjacent cities It is the City's intent that the natural patterns established by the drainage systems that connect Rice Creek to Jones Lake and Lake Johanna be reestablished. Though separated from its eastern neighbors by I -35W, the vision plan intends to reconnect the east and west sides of the freeway via trails and create almost seamless linkages to New Brighton's other municipal neighbors. The intent is to help the City operate, function, and cooperate as part of the larger North Metro community. 0 Formatted Deleted, Please refer to Appendix A (New Brighton Parks, Recreation, and Trails Strategic Plan) for more information.