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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT <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 St. Anthony, Roseville, Shoreview, Little <br />Canada, Vadnais Heights, Gem Lake, White Bear Township, and ending in <br />White Bear Lake. The route does not directly impact Arden Hills. <br />11.2.5.4 Pathways, <br />This Comprehensive Plan includes a number of expansion and upgrade <br />opportunities in Chapter 9 While the pathway recommendations are included <br />in a different chapter, the City's pathway system is an integral part of the <br />City's transportation system. Implementation of the pathway <br />recommendations in Chapter 9 is directly related to this transportation chapter <br />as many proiects overlap and provide an opportunity for cooperation. , <br />11.3 Future Transportation System Plan <br />Except for the future roads on the TCAAP 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 />11.3.1 Forecasted Traffic Volumes & Capacity Needs <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 />Hills serve areas that are fully developed, and the land use patterns in Arden <br />Hills are not expected to significantly change, except on the TCAAP property. <br />However, an increase in traffic on these corridors is expected due to the future <br />growth in the northern part of the City and the future growth in adjacent <br />communities. The existing pattern of rights-of-way and development setbacks <br />present challenges for significantly improving the existing level of service on <br />some roadways through roadway capacity improvements. <br />DRAFT 81 <br />5/1/2008 <br />-{ Deleted: In the mtenm these mutes <br />may be used for bike paths. <br />Deleted: <br />Deleted: Bikeways, Sidewalks and <br />I Trails <br />1 Deleted: The 2002 Aiden Hills <br />Parks, Trails, and Open Space <br />(PTOS) <br />Deleted: evaluated the existing <br />bikeway, sidewalk and trail locations, <br />,and proposed a <br />1 Deleted: The PTOS Plan and the <br />2006 update to the PTOS Plan can <br />be found in Chapter 9 of this <br />�t Comprehensive Plan. <br />Deleted: were <br />jDeleted: the City recognizes the <br />.� importance of the pathway system <br />and its contribution to the Cry's <br />( Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 10 <br />Pt <br />Formattd Po <br />ent (Default)Anal 10 <br />pt <br />