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1� Community Development Department TO-&, Steve Sarkozy, City Manager FROM: Dennis Welsch, Community Development Dire��'" DATE: February 16, 1999 RE: North Metro I-35 W Corridor Coalition Each year the City of Roseville reviews and affirms its interest in continued participation in the North Metro I-35W Corridor Coalition. Attached is a summary of the 1998 activities of the I-35 W Corridor Coalition. The Comdor, if thought of a community, is the third largest community in the state with 85,000 jobs; 4,000 employers; and 155,000 residents. In 1998 the seven communities experienced nearly a �/a billion dollar growth spurt and the addition of over 750 new homes. At the recent National Conference on the First Ring Suburb, the Coalition received praise for its innovation, and the concept of collaborative sub-regional planning principles and GIS data sharing was considered a creative"first" that others hope to replicate. Of particular interest to the City of Roseville is the completion of the Phase 1 transportation study that identified immediate (3 to 5 year) transportation issues throughout the corridor and how they might be addressed. Over 60% of the peak time traffic along I-35W passing through the seven communities comes from the north, most outside of the seven county metro area. This traffic is expected Co grow at a rate of 4 - 5 percent per year for the next five years. (It is estimated that over 25% of the employees who work in the corridor travel on I-35W from the north to their jobs.) In addition, the northern metro crosstown Highway 610 will be completed in the next year. It will add significant traffic to the Stretch of the I-35W from Blaine to the I-35W/694 interchange. While I-35W is and will continue to be at capacity during peak hours, {even with corrected lanes}, there remains some capacity on the minor arterials (County Roads). These roads such as County Road B and C and Lexington Avenue will quickly fiU to capacity when the Interstate reaches its peak and drivers seek other routes. Ramp and bridge capacity from the County Road system onto and over the Interstate will be studied. Another critical issue for the Coalition in Phase 2 of this study is how to 1