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