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The 17th Avenue corridor provides an east-west link to the south of U.S. Highway 169 from Eagle Creek Boulevard to Marystown Road, and will eventually extend to Old Brick Yard Road (Highway 69) as part of the West End development. The corridor is primarily lined with suburban residential development - both single-family neighborhoods and townhouse developments, and provided access to the Dean Lakes, Marschall Road and Marystown Road commercial centers. The corridor also provides access to the Shakopee High School, Jackson Elementary, and Sun Path Elementary; however, the Envision Shakopee planning process has identified a number of community concerns with the safety of pedestrian crossings and access to these schools across 17th Avenue. See the Transportation Element for more information about this issue.

RECOMMENDATIONS » Support a mixture of housing types on remaining residential development sites » Ensure new residential development is connected to existing neighborhood streets where possible, and to adjacent commercial development and schools » Create design standards for new development to ensure a quality physical appearance and pedestrian connections along 17th Avenue

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