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SECTION 5. TRANSPORTATION. The transportation section of the Roseville Comprehensive Plan contains average daily trips, the ability of the road to handle those trips, and the time lines and schematic plans for short-term and long-range construction or reconstruction of roads within the community. In addition, this section outlines the transit plans from the Metropolitan Council and how they will be integrated into the Roseville land uses, especially the commercial and industrial areas, and the multi-family housing and senior housing areas. Rosedale, the regional shopping center at Snelling Avenue and Highway 36 has been designated as the regional transit hub and will be improved and expanded in 2003-2004. Pedestrian pathway systems are also recommended and the City has adopted a City-wide 10 year pathway construction plan. While Roseville annually completes a portion of a 10-year systematic reconstruction program for all City streets and utilities, the County and State programs are not as well-defined. Because Roseville was built along an original grid of County and State Highways that have gradually turned into urban streets and metropolitan "pass-through" highways, the needed additional capacity and rebuilding of these roads are important to the quality of life within the community. While these roads provide convenient access to Roseville, they create noise, light, air quality and surface water management issues that impact the day-to-day life of the residents. These issues must be anticipated so that efforts are made to reduce these impacts. In 2000, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), at peak times Interstate 35W carries 152,000 vehicles per day through Roseville; Highway 36 carries slightly more than 82,000 vehicles per day, Snelling Avenue, State Highway 51 carries in excess of 45,000 vehicles per day and Highway 280 carries about 40,000 vehicles per day. The City recognized that the County and City streets (called A-minor and B- minor Arterials) become "relievers" for the state highway system. The City, working with the North Metro I-35W Corridor Coalition that includes Roseville and six cities directly north of Roseville, is developing a plan for better use of existing east-west and north-south boulevards at speeds and sizes compatible with the land uses that have been planned or exist along the edges of these roads. The plan will also encourage local users and those that make short trips to use these boulevards, rather that the highway system, leaving ramp and highway capacity for those driving through the community on the state highways. SECTION 6. HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS. More than 60% of Roseville's housing stock is over 35 years of age; approximately two-thirds are occupied by the owner. The majority of the housing in Roseville (8,400 units or 55%) is single-family detached homes, while Roseville Comprehensive Plan - 2002 Update Executive Summary -Page 7 of 16