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Goal: Roseville has a comprehensive, safe efficient and reliable transportation system Strategy A: Provide a road system that moves people and goods safely and efficiently 1) Plan and budget to reduce congestion, travel time, costs, and pollution 2) Support planning and funding for state and regional transportation projects to ensure capacity, improve operations, improve safety, and reduce spillover to the local system 3) Collect and maintain data on roadway deficiencies (safety, operations, capacity), and target investments accordingly, including the top 10 intersections where the greatest number of accidents occur 4) Install better signage to improve safety for drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists Strategy B: Ensure a robust public transit system that is integral to the metropolitan system and meets long-term needs 1) Leverage public transit to improve access to jobs, school, retail, and other destinations within and outside of Roseville 2) Support light rail transit and bus rapid transit in strategic and appropriate corridors 3) Identify and support new transit options for people commuting through Roseville from surrounding communities 4) Aggressively support transit -oriented development 5) Expand options for transit -dependent people 6) Promote alternatives to single -occupant vehicles including ride share, dial -a -ride, park and ride, car sharing; work to keep Roseville as a Transit Hub, with adequate park and ride facilities 7) Provide transit connections among retail centers and with residential areas 8) Promote highway and freeway redevelopment that incorporates transit options Strategy C: Properly fund public transportation and transit systems Strategy D: Expand and maintain a system of continuous and connected pathways that encourage walking and biking 1) Regularly update Pathway Master Plan to guide construction and prioritization, with particular emphasis on collector and arterial roads 2) Require new public and private construction projects to include pathways 3) Provide safe crossings (overpasses, tunnels) across busy streets to keep areas connected 4) Provide safe routes to schools 5) Connect major retail and business areas with one another and with neighboring residential areas; support enclosed walkways/bikeways connecting major shopping areas such as the Snelling/Highway 36 area 6) Create walkable neighborhoods that promote community cohesion, connections, and cooperation; create pathways that connect community gathering or meeting places with each other 7) Work with other units of government to develop and connect trail systems Strategy E: proactively communicate about and promote transit and pathway options Final Draft Goals and Strategies for 1217106 Open House Page 3