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Page - 4 | METROPOLITAN COUNCIL LOCAL PLANNING HANDBOOK Print Date: 3/10/2016 Checklist of Minimum Requirements for Arden Hills TRANSPORTATION Transportation Analysis Zones □ Include a table allocating forecasted population, household, and employment growth by TAZ for 2020, 2030 and 2040. □ Describe how you have allocated demographic growth based on your plan’s assumptions for guided future land use (e.g., density, mix of uses, locations for new development, highway/transit access, redevelopment, etc.). □ When doing your land use planning, accommodate development densities around transit consistent with density expectations established in Chapter 3 of the 2040 Transportation Policy Plan (2040 TPP). Roadways □ Describe and map the functional classification of all existing and proposed roads within your community, using the functional classification system described in Appendix D of the TPP and the roadway classification map currently recognized in the region. □ Maps must reflect the principal arterials adopted as the metropolitan highway system in the 2040 Transportation Policy Plan (2040 TPP). □ If a community determines that a change to the A-minor arterial system in the community is warranted, a request should be made to the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) for the change, and TAB’s approval secured, prior to reflecting the new classification in the community’s plan. Check the council’s website or contact Elaine Koutsoukos at 651-602-1717 for more information. □ Maps should also show the streets classified by the community as major and minor collectors and local streets. Changes to these streets from the function shown on the regional map are at a community’s discretion, and do not need approval from TAB. However, these changes should follow the criteria laid out in Appendix D of the TPP and maintain system continuity. A map or table highlighting any discrepancies between the community’s map and the regional functional classification map previously referenced should be submitted to Council staff so the regional map can be updated. □ Include the following information for the principal and A-minor arterials: □ Identify the existing and future number of lanes. □ Map current traffic volumes, including heavy commercial volumes, which include both ADT and HCADT. □ Map forecasted 2040 traffic volumes. (This should be done using the Council’s regional model, or another method with approval from Council forecasting staff.) □ Identify future rights-of-way that need to be preserved. □ Identify planned improvements to principal arterials as shown in the Current Revenue scenario of the 2040 TPP. □ Identify any existing or proposed future MnPASS lanes, dedicated busways and bus-only shoulder lanes as shown in Figure 6-6 of the 2040 TPP. □ For other proposed interchange improvements, follow the Highway Interchange Request Criteria and Review Procedure, which can be found in Appendix F of the 2040 TPP. □ Incorporate access management guidelines of MnDOT, or those of the county in which your community is located, into your comprehensive plan as well as into your subdivision and zoning ordinances. □ Describe recommendations from recent corridor studies regarding roadway improvements, changes in land use, and/or access. Transit □ The region has established Transit Market Areas to guide the types and levels of transit service that are appropriate for efficient and effective services. Transit Market Areas are defined in Appendix G of the 2040 TPP by the demographic and urban design factors that are associated with successful transit service. Identify your community in relationship to your transit market area(s). Describe and map the existing and planned transit infrastructure and services in your community, including those of Metro Transit or other regional transit service providers. Communities should include the identification of the following basic elements of the transit system in their comprehensive plan: □ Existing transit routes and dial-a-ride services □ Existing and planned transit stations and transit centers □ Existing and planned park-and-rides and express bus corridors □ Existing and planned transit advantages □ Existing transit support facilities Bicycling and Walking □ Describe and map the existing and planned on-road and off-road bicycle facilities in your community. □ Map and describe the Regional Bicycle Transportation Network (RBTN) within your community: □ Show all Tier 1 and Tier 2 RBTN corridors and alignments. □ Show the relationship of the RBTN to the local bicycle network of off-road trails and on-street bikeways including all existing and planned connections.