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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT <br />property, this plan provides the framework for decisions regarding the nature of <br />roadway infrastructure improvements necessary to achieve safety, adequate <br />access, mobility, and performance of the existing and future roadway system. <br />This chapter includes established local goals, policies, standards, and guidelines <br />to implement a future roadway network and transit vision that is coordinated with <br />respect to county, regional, and state plans in such a way that the transportation <br />system enhances quality economic and residential development within the City of <br />Arden Hills. <br />This chapter includes two appendices- The first appendix, C, includes the general <br />transportation system principles and standards, including functional classification, <br />roadway capacity by type, access management guidelines, geometric design <br />standards, and roadway jurisdiction. The second appendix, D, includes the full <br />transportation forecast and traffic modeling methodology - <br />11.2 Existing Transportation System Evaluation <br />The transportation system in Arden Hills includes a roadway system that <br />accommodates a variety of vehicles including cars, trucks, and public transit - <br />Transportation also includes pedestrian movement and bicycles, which is also <br />discussed in Chapter 9 (Park & Recreation) of this Plan. While upgrades will need to <br />be made over time, existing City controlled roads provide, sufficient transportation Deleted: the existing motorized <br />service to the City.- - - transportation system within the City <br />'.. of Arden Hills currently <br />Deleted: s -.... ;.'.. <br />11.2.1 Existing Traffic Volumes and Capacity Issues <br />The existing traffic volumes within the area, which were collected by Mn/DOT; <br />Ramsey County, and the City of Arden Hills are represented in Figure 4.4 — 2005 Formatted: Not Highlight_ <br />and 2006 Average Daily Traffic Volumes. Volume to capacity analysis of the <br />average daily traffic volumes indicates several roadway segments within the City <br />of Arden Hills are currently operating at a periodically congested, near congested, <br />or congested level. Additional data regarding segment design type and capacity <br />is available within Appendix D. Based on available traffic volume data, the Formatted: Not Highlight <br />following roadways are classified into the following groups: <br />Level of Service C — Periodically Congested <br />• TH 10 from 1-35W to 1-694 <br />• TH 51, South of CSAH 50/Hamline Avenue <br />• <br />rom CR I to <br />CSAH 51/Lexington Avenue, S uth of CR FSAH 96 ( FF nmatted: Font: (Default) Anal, io <br />CSAH 50/Hamline Avenue from CSAH 96 to 1-694 Formatted: Font. (Default) Aria[, to <br />• CSAH 51/Lexington Avenue <br />• <br />i Pt <br />I DRAFT 76 -.------ <br />5/1/2008 <br />