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<br /> PLANNING FRAMEWORK <br /> FUNDAMENTAL GUIDELINES <br /> At the beginning of the study the County identified several fundamental guidelines that needed to <br /> be considered by the task force in developing a Concept Plan for Highway 96. These fundamental <br /> guidelines included: <br /> 1. Highway 96 is designated as an "A-Minor" Arterial and the design of Highway 96 must be <br /> consistent with that designation. <br /> 2. Highway 96 is a multi,modal facility and the design should be consistent with the need to <br /> accommodate trucks and busses on the roadway and pedestrians and bicycles in the corridor. <br /> 3. The design of Highway 96 shall: <br /> . Accomodate current and projected traffic volumes (20 year) -- (no traffic calming) <br /> . Provide for functional corridor continuity. That is there must be logical transitions <br /> between design elements in one segment to the design elements in another segment. <br /> . Meet State Aid Standards <br /> . Provide for design speeds which meet or exceed posted speeds -- changes in speed <br /> are subject to traffic studies and state determination. <br /> . Provide for truck and commercial traffic. <br /> III . <br /> . Address historical and environmental/social requirements <br /> III . Provide for adequate snow storage and handling <br /> III . Provide for turn lane or median design elements for all access. That is, left-turn lanes <br /> where left-turns are allowed or median to prevent left-turns if no left-turns are <br /> permitted. .'. <br /> III . Not unduly incerase operation and mai~temince costs such as with landscaping. <br /> III 4. Improvements must support highway and land use compatibility -- that is, achieve <br /> appropriate balance between highway capacity and land use. <br /> II 5. Signal systems are subject to Ramsey County Signal Policy <br /> tI '. <br /> 19 <br /> JII <br />