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<br />City of Gem Lake Comprehensive Plan GEMLK 140643 <br />Page 47 <br />• A parcel has the legal right to one access from a public street. If access can be <br />obtained from an adjacent street, access from a County Road or County State <br />Aid Highway should be directed to the minor street. <br />• Opportunities to combine or eliminate accesses shall be considered when new <br />accesses are proposed. <br />• Where feasible, the access spacing standards of the MnDOT Access <br />Management Manual shall be met. <br />• Where possible, new driveways shall be aligned with existing driveways or <br />streets. <br />6.1.2 Public Transit <br />Gem Lake is located in Transit Market Area III. Transit Market Area III means that transit <br />services in this area are primarily commuter express bus services with some fixed-route <br />local service providing basic coverage. General public dial-a-ride services are available <br />where fixed-route service is not viable. For Gem Lake, general public dial-a-ride services <br />are available through Transit Link, and paratransit service is available to residents that <br />meet the qualifications for Metro Mobility. <br />In addition, for those who have disabilities, special transportation services are available <br />through the Lions Club. <br />There are no existing or planned transit advantages or existing transit support facilities in <br />Gem Lake. <br />While no transit routes currently exist in Gem Lake, residents do have access to Route <br />275 at the I-35E and County Road E park and ride in Vadnais Heights for service to <br />downtown St. Paul, and Route 270 at Maplewood Mall Transit Center, and the park and <br />ride in Maplewood at Hwy 61 and County Road C for service to downtown Minneapolis. <br />6.1.3 Bicycles and Pedestrians <br />Existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities within or bordering the City are mostly limited to <br />on-street biking and walking but for a trail that begins on Summit Farm Lane that rounds <br />the outside of Gem Lake Villas and connects back to the cul-de-sac on Summit Farm <br />Lane and a few sections along County Road E east of the U.S. Highway 61 intersection. <br />Crosswalks are located at the Labore Road and International Drive intersections with <br />County Road E, and the County Road E/U.S. Highway 61 intersection that connects to a <br />sidewalk running along the south side of County Road E, outside the city limits. <br />Shoulders are striped on Labore Road, Goose Lake Road, Otter Lake Road, and <br />Scheuneman Road N., and a Bike Route is signed east of the Scheuneman Road <br />N./Otter Lake Road intersection. <br />Existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities are shown in Figure 6.3 <br />6.1.4 Airports <br />There are no airports, proposed airport sites, search areas, or other related facilities <br />located in Gem Lake. The City is served by the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport <br />and the St. Paul Downtown Airport. In addition, a private, small aircraft airport is located <br />in White Bear Township, approximately five miles north of Gem Lake. <br />The airports have no direct impact on the City of Gem Lake, and any development in <br />Gem Lake will have no impact on the regional aviation system.