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Centerville 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Need to Expand Facilities <br />The City will experience growth in two major areas. The first is in the small sections of <br />undeveloped land within the City. These development areas do not represent large enough <br />amounts of potential traffic to tax the local and regional transportation systems. The City also <br />plans to redevelop its downtown area. This redevelopment proposal was large enough to <br />trigger an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW). The conclusion of the EAW, with regard <br />to transportation issues, was that the local and regional roadway system could handle the <br />increased densities in the downtown area with minor modifications in the immediate area, such <br />as the addition of turn lanes, etc. It also concluded that the redevelopment was not the primary <br />cause of the need for these improvements, but rather that it was regional growth. <br />Growth projections are in line with those shown in the System Statement. <br />Potential Safety Issues <br />The City does not anticipate any specific safety issues within its jurisdictional roadway system as <br />a result of growth. Policies regarding access management, geometric design and signage <br />enforced by the City on its existing and planned roadways help maintain a safe local <br />transportation system. Where applicable access management guidelines have been <br />A number of sidewalk and trail projects are in the planning or construction phase in an effort <br />to increase pedestrian safety. A curb and trail along the east side of Mill Road will allow <br />separation of pedestrians from this higher volume local roadway. Improvements in the <br />Downtown area are slated to meet the same goal. <br />T RAFFIC A NALYSIS Z ONES (TAZ) <br />The City of Centerville is separated between four different TAZ zones. Population, household, <br />and employment forecasts (see Table 20 in the Land Use Chapter) are allocated by their <br />gst four (4) TAZ areas, one of the areas, TAZ <br />167 is comprised entirely of regional park space and thus does not have any projected <br />households, population, or employment figures to be included. The City has allocated growth <br />based on distribution of desired land use as well as existing and planned infrastructure. Those <br />allocations are shown in Table 38 below which are consistent with the projections of the <br />Metropolitan Council. <br /> <br /> <br /> Page 80 <br /> <br /> <br />