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<br />City of Arden Hills ~ Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT <br /> <br />There are two rail spurs that are operated by the Minnesota Commercial <br />Railway (MNNR). One spur accesses the Gateway Business District, while <br />the other spur is abandoned and runs into the Twin Cities Army Ammunition <br />Plant (TCMP) site, owned by the Army. Both spurs are intended to be <br />removed in conjunction with the redevelopment of the TCMP site. <br /> <br />Ramsey County has Regional Rail Authority, which reviews, recommends, <br />proposes, and buys abandoned rail lines for future Light Rail Transit (LRT) <br />corridors. It has identified a transitway corridor through the northeast <br />metropolitan area. The Northeast Diagonal transitway corridor follows the <br />partially abandoned and existing Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks <br />from northeast Minneapolis through Sf. Anthony, Roseville, Shoreview, lillie <br />Canada, Vadnais Heights, Gem Lake, White Bear Township. and ending in <br />White Bear Lake. In the interim, these routes may be used for bike paths. <br />The route does not directly impact Arden Hills. <br /> <br />11.2.5.4 Pathways: Bikeways, Sidewalks and Trails <br /> <br />The 2002 Arden Hills Parks, Trails, and Open Space (PTOS) Plan evaluated <br />the existing bikeway, sidewalk and trail locations, and proposed a number of <br />expansion and upgrade opportunities. The PTOS Plan and the 2006 update <br />to the PTOS Plan can be found in Chapter 9 of this Comprehensive Plan. <br />While the pathway recommendations were included in a different chapter, the <br />City recognizes the importance of the pathway system and its contribution to <br />the City's overall transportation system. <br /> <br />11.3 Future Transportation System Plan <br /> <br />Except for the future roads on the TCMP property, the transportation system within <br />Arden Hills is generally considered developed, and improvements are anticipated as <br />reconstruction of aging infrastructure is pursued. As reconstruction occurs, it will be <br />important for the City to improve the roadway system and non-motorized travel <br />opportunities consistent with the recommended Transportation System Principles <br />and Standards in this Chapter and the pathways recommendations in Chapter 9 to <br />the extent possible. <br /> <br />11.3.1 Forecasted Traffic Volumes & Capacity Needs <br /> <br />In the City of Arden Hills, the major roadways carrying traffic are county and state <br />roadways, ranging from arterials to collectors. The City roadways are primarily <br />local city streets that only carry local traffic. Generally, the roadways in Arden <br /> <br />DRAFT <br />4/18/2008 <br /> <br />83 <br />