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<br />3. Work with Metro Transit and the Metropolitan Council to identify ser- <br />vice planning types of transit enhancements that can be modeled to <br />address the overall transit mode share issue for the Coalition area. En- <br />hanced express service and focuses circulator routes should be included. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />4. Encourage city use of the subarea model by cities for traffic impacts <br />analysis of larger developments and for planning at the district level. <br /> <br />Moving Forward <br /> <br />The purpose of the land use and transportation analysis was to investi- <br />gate the impacts of conventional and Coalition growth scenarios on trans- <br />portation systems. Comparative analysis ofthe two scenario shows notable <br />transportation efficiencies gained in the Coalition growth scenario. These <br />efficiencies are realized in fewer vehicle miles traveled per capita, increased <br />transit ridership within the subregion, and the appearance of walking trips <br />where none existed before. Mixed-use centers were identified as the pri- <br />mary contributor to these efficiencies. On the basis of these findings, the <br />Design Center for American Urban Landscape proposes the Coalition place <br />a priority on the following Next Steps recommended above. <br /> <br />1. Initiate and support Coalition-wide implementation of mixed-use cen- . <br />ters, i.e. transit-oriented development, as an alternative development <br />form within the subregion. Initial tasks should include: <br />a. prepare a presentation oriented to local city councils and commissions <br />that outlines the Land Use and Transportation Analysis, findings and <br />possible strategies for joint action; <br />b.make a presentation in each city to a joint meeting of the council and <br />appropriate commissions and gather input; and <br />c. prepare and implement a Coalition work plan to align city compre- <br />hensive plans across the subregion. <br /> <br />2. Establish an umbrella land use/transportation working group that <br />would take up two issues initially: <br />a.coordinated, long-range planning to bring land use and minor arte- <br />rial design speeds into alignment (cities and counties would be the <br />primary participants with the Met Council being an active participant); <br />and <br />b.needed improvements to CSAH 96 /TH 10 that will protect the role of <br />the TH 10 "Diagonal" in the regional highway systems while accom- <br />modating local access needs and potential policy revisions in Mn/ <br />DOT's Transportation Systems Plan (Mn/DOT, Met Council, Ramsey <br />County and affected cities would be the primary participants). <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />24 <br />