2040 Comprehensive Plan: Envision Shakopee

ISSUES&OPPORTUNITIES

Community facilities and infrastructure In 2017, the city completed a significant upgrade and expansion of the Shakopee Community Center, including a new two-sheet ice arena. The City also constructed a new City Hall on Gorman Street as part of a customer-oriented city campus, collocated with the City Police Department and Public Works facility. These investments provide expanded opportunity for community gathering space, extracurricular education, entertainment and civic life. Community health and well-being The city’s best opportunity to promote community health and well being is to invest in community fitness amenities and promote active transportation. Shakopee has shown dedication to community fitness amenities in its expanded community center, mentioned above, along with a robust park system. Additional opportunities to build on these resources include connecting neighborhoods, parks and employment centers with bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure to promote active recreation and active transportation. These topics are discussed both in the Transportation and the Parks, Trails and Open Space chapters of the plan. Community education Educational opportunities can lead to higher wages and expand job opportunities—thus contributing to quality of life for citizens and economic development for the city. Community education efforts include investment in the current and future workforce in Shakopee, primarily through Shakopee Public Schools and the Shakopee Workforce Center. Shakopee Public Schools has recently partnered with Ford Next Generation Learning in an innovative approach to high school

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Quality of Life

ENVISION SHAKOPEE | SECTION III: COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT

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