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It <br /> A IpEN_ HILLS <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> RESOLUTION NO.2025-004 <br /> RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT IT IS THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS'S POLICY <br /> TO UTILIZE COMPLETE STREET PRINCIPLES <br /> IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DESIGN <br /> WHEREAS, Complete Streets consist of the planning, scoping, design, construction, <br /> operation, and maintenance of roads in order to reasonably address the safety and accessibility needs <br /> of users of all ages and abilities. Complete streets consider the needs of motorists,pedestrians, transit <br /> users and vehicles,bicyclists,and commercial and emergency vehicles moving along and across roads, <br /> intersections, and crossings in a manner that is sensitive to the local context and recognizes that needs <br /> may vary throughout the community; and <br /> WHEREAS, in 2013 the Minnesota Department of Transportation developed a statewide <br /> Complete Streets Program, which provides for the development of a balanced transportation <br /> system, through appropriate planning, that integrates multiple transportation modes, where <br /> appropriate, for transportation users of all types, ages and abilities; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills supports Ramsey County's adoption of the 2016 <br /> Ramsey County All Abilities Transportation Network Policy and its efforts to implement the <br /> policies; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills has generally followed Complete Street principles in <br /> its planning and community design, and has demonstrated said commitment by adopting a <br /> transportation goal within the City's Comprehensive Plan to provide well-designed and well- <br /> maintained community streets that balance the needs of all users, residents, businesses and <br /> property owners; and <br /> WHEREAS, Complete Streets is consistent with the Council supported principles of <br /> Active Living Ramsey County, to promote the integration of physical activity into the daily lives <br /> of Arden Hills residents; and <br /> WHEREAS, Complete Streets are designed, constructed and maintained to assure safety <br /> and accessibility for all the users of our roads, trails and transit systems, including pedestrians, <br /> bicyclists, transit riders, motorists, commercial and emergency vehicles and for people of all ages <br /> and of all abilities; and <br /> WHEREAS, Complete Streets provide safe travel choices that encourage non-motorized <br /> transportation options, increase the overall capacity of the transportation network as well as <br /> decrease consumer transportation costs; and <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />