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I .~ ~ I. - Capacity Deficiencies -. I Highway 96 is currently experiencing congestion on many of the two lane segments. Many of the - deficiencies identified above such as lack of turn lanes, poor stopping sight distance, and limited ~ I passing sight distance affect the capacity of the roadway and addressing these problems would help = to address both the capacity and safety of the roadway. However, Highway 96 serves an area that is continuing to grow and travel demand is expected to continue to increase. ~ I " . FORECAST TRAVEL DEMAND ..,.. - I Travel demand forecasts were developed for Highway 96 using a refined version of the Metropolitan -' . Council's Regional Travel Demand Model. The 2015 forecasts for Highway 96 are shown on Figure --.:: 2, Some ofthe refinements made to the regional travel demand model to improve the forecasts for I Highway 96 included subdivision of traffic analysis zones, evaluation of/and use and trip generation ,~ for each of the zones, and modifications to the roadway network for the Highway 96 study area, The I forecast 2015 average daily traffic volumes on Highway 96 range from 21,500 vehicles per day on ~. the segment between Rice Street and McMenemy to 31,500 vehicles per day on the segment between Hamline and Lexington Avenue. The current (1992) average daily traffic volumes on these ~' I segments are 14,500 vehicles per day and 21,300 vehicles per day respectively. This represents an '-> increase in traffic on Highway 96 of7,000 to 10,000 vehicles per, day or approximately a 50 percent increase over the current traffic demand. .e ... " In order to understand the type oftrips which use Highway 96 and"how the'design ofthe roadway L might affect future travel dem.~d, the trips on two segments of Highway 96 were analyzed. One I segment was between Rice Street and McMenemy Road, The other segment was between Hamline ~".- Avenue and Lexington Avenue. For the purpose bfthis analysis, a study area was defined that was -. generally bounded by I-35W on the west and 1-35 E on the east, and by ]-694 on the south and I County Road J on the north. This study area is sho"0 in Figure 3. A second study area was also .... defined that included all of the communities along the cprridor (i.e, all of New Brighton, Arden Hills, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights, North Oaks, White Bear Township, and White Bear Lake). The ... I analysis looked at four aspects of trips on these segments: . Through trips versus trips with an origin or destination in the corridor. I .......-=-. . The affect of average travel speeds on Highway 96 on the travel demand on Highway I 96, ..... The affect of improvements to ]-694 on the traffic demand on Highway 96. . I ~' . The affect of increased development on Highway 96 on the traffic demand on Highway 96, I ~ ....'." The results of the analysis is presented on Figures 4 through 8 on the following pages, - Ie - ~ 7 , -,,- - I iIIIIIi.....:.. , ,. '"_.~- : .;r~ ~ -