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<br />Goal: Provide a transportation system that has convenient and effective mu/ti- <br />modal connections within Arden Hills and to adjacent municipalities, the <br />remainder of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and greater Minnesota. <br /> <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT <br /> <br />11. TRANSPORr A TION <br /> <br />To achieve this transportation goal, the following policies are proposed: <br />o Approach transportation in a comprehensive manner by giving attention to <br />all travel modes and related facilities, linking transit and land use and by <br />combining or concentrating various land use activities to reduce the need <br />for transportation facilities. <br />o Coordinate transportation plans with adjacent communities and the <br />County, State, and Federal governments to assure system continuity, <br />determine priorities, increase safety, and to efficiently use resources and <br />reduce congestion. <br />o Createlprovide a safe, cost effective, and efficient transportation system <br />that is adequate for car, transit, pedestrian, bicycle, and truck <br />transportation for the movement of people and goods and services in the <br />community. <br />o Work to improve and expand the City's transportation system as <br />necessary to meet current and future transportation needs. <br />o Preserve and maintain the existing transportation infrastructure to protect <br />the existing investments, increase efficiency, and delay the need for <br />improvement or expansion. <br />o Continue to work with the County and State elected and appointed officials <br />to include County road reconstruction projects to address needed <br />reconstruction and potential trails along the roadways when improved. <br />o Encourages alternate andlor integrated transportation methods that are <br />less dependent on motor vehicles such as walking, biking, and transit as <br />alternate transportation methods. <br />o Work with developers to construct needed improvements prior to <br />development. <br />o Work to manage traffic in residential neighborhoods to not overburden any <br />particular City street. <br /> <br />11.1 Introduction <br /> <br />The transportation system in the City of Arden Hills is largely established, made up <br />of metropolitan freeways and highways, County roads, and City streets. Except for <br />the proposed TCMP redevelopment, the City's transportation system is not likely <br />to see major changes in the next 10 to 20 years. The fact that the network is <br />established, however, does not diminish the importance of continually monitoring <br /> <br />DRAFT 77 <br />4/18/2008 <br />
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