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Roadway Consolidation and Maintenance The City of Gem Lake has taken possession of several roadways which had been under Ramsey County jurisdiction. This was done as part of the Functional Roadway Consolidation Project now being implemented by the County and the State of Minnesota. The roadways include that portion of: • Scheueneman Road in the City of Gem Lake from its intersection with U.S. Highway 61 to the south to its intersection with Otter Lake Road to the north • Scheueneman Road in the City of Gem Lake from its intersection with County Road E to the south to its intersection with U.S. Highway 61 to the north • Hoffman Road in the Hoffman's Corners area of the City of Gem Lake, from its intersection with U.S. Highway 61 to the south to its intersection with Ramsey County Road E to the north. Transportation Policies The following policies have been established by the municipal government of Gem Lake to enhance the quality of transportation for citizens of the community: • Gem Lake officially supports the recommendations of the I-35E Management Team. A recent I-35E Corridor study identified the need to establish arterial and collector routes serving the northeastern metropolitan area. The relocation of Otter Lake Road connecting it directly to County Road F and the connection of Labore Road and White Bear Parkway can further this objective. However, Gem Lake's objective of maintaining a rustic, natural environment will require attention to minimize the impact that an increase in traffic may have on the City's road system and residential neighborhoods. • Gem Lake encourages the incorporation of parkway design criteria and the use of natural landscape barriers in any reconstruction of arterial and connector routes. (e.g., Labore Road/White Bear Parkway connection.) • Further development of private roads serving more than one property will be encouraged. This is consistent with the City's desire to maintain a low profile government. However, the City should strictly oversee the development of any private roads to ensure that City construction and design standards and specifications are met. • The basic arterial and collector road system of Gem Lake has been established. Therefore, future streets should be designed to channel local traffic onto County Road E, Labore Road and Goose Lake Road. Accommodating through traffic on new streets will be discouraged. • All future streets should be designed to discourage additional surface water runoff into Gem Lake and its attendant wetlands. Gem Lake, and its attendant wetlands, has no natural outlet. Therefore, additional storm runoff created by the impervious surfaces of streets into this basin should be discouraged. • The City of Gem Lake has limited need for public transit service due to planned low density development. However, it will cooperate with adjacent communities to secure improved bus service as needed along its minor arterial street system. Bus service in other areas of the City will be discouraged consistent with its planned low density and desired rustic environment. • Gem Lake officially recognizes that any development affecting navigational air space % within the community is subject to Minnesota Department of Transportation, Aeronautics SE H I 6.0 transportation plan I page 40