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<br /> CMP Part 4A. Trans ortation Plan
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<br /> powers of science and industry to solve all problems. Population graphs showed
<br /> growth projections running off the paper. Suburbs boomed while core cities were
<br /> fighting for their very survival.
<br /> The 1970's brought a new environmental awareness and an understanding that nature,
<br /> not science, was the key to our planet's survivaL New social concerns revived the
<br /> cities and showed how characterless the suburbs had become.Inflation and population
<br /> stabilization brought unlimited expansion to a halt as roads, schools, and all public
<br /> services began scrambling for maintenance dollars while overbuilt facilities quickly
<br /> became terrible taxpayer burdens. The cost of energy dramatically refocused
<br /> everyone's attention on conservation and careful planning of any new facility.
<br /> The results of these changes on the Twin Cities region and on Orono were significant.
<br /> Orono's ultimate population projections have been dropping from estimates of 37,000
<br /> made in 1970, to 23,000 in 1972, to 14,000 in 1974, to the Metropolitan Council's
<br /> projection of 11,000 made in 1979. Population trends during the last 30 years and a
<br /> careful oing analysis of development capabilities of remaining land as
<br /> com ared to Oron 's current and intended zoning, suggest an ultimate population of
<br /> aro nd 9,000. Th' downward trend over the last four decades is clearly a result of
<br /> Or o's 1975 city-wide rezoning to lower residential densities, reacting to
<br /> envir tal concerns regarding protecting the water quality of Lake Minnetonka
<br /> and other Orono lakes.
<br /> Table 4A-1: Orono Population Projections (March 2008) _...__
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<br /> Population Forecasts �
<br /> Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 OIO 2020 2030
<br /> Urban Area (1/2 & 1 ac.) 4,160 3.995 4,1�5 4,063 4,600 5.050 �.160
<br /> Rural Area (2 & 5 ac.) 2,627 2,850 3,150 3,475 3,550 3,600 3,840
<br /> Total City 6,787 6,84� 7,285 7,538� 8,150 8,650 9,000 _
<br /> Occupied Household For ast * �
<br /> Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 010 2020 2030
<br /> Urban Area (1/2 & 1 ac.) 1,316 1,337 1,483 1,49 1,775 2,100 2,150
<br /> Rural Area(2 & 5 ac.) 830 954 1,li0 1,2 � 1,375 1,500 1.600
<br /> Total City 2,146 2,291 2,613 2,7 3,150 3,600 3,750
<br /> Persons/HH 3.16 2.99 2.79 2.73 2.�9 2.40 2.40
<br /> Sources: 1970-2000 U.S. Census data and City records; 2010-2030 M opolitan Council
<br /> forecasts; City records and forecasts.
<br /> *Does not include vacant dwelling units
<br /> The projected population as shown in Table 4A-1 is in line with and a direct result of
<br /> Orono's rural land use preservation policies,and is consistent with the proposed public
<br /> facilities plans of Orono, the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the
<br /> Metropolitan Council's Environmental Services section.
<br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 4A-5
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