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Residents and businesses are impacted by traffic
<br />congestion, particularly during peak periods. Many
<br />commuters from the north traveling to Minneapolis or
<br />St. Paul for employment must pass through Roseville.
<br />As the freeways and major arterials become congested,
<br />it becomes increasingly likely that drivers will divert
<br />onto local residential streets that are not intended to
<br />accommodate large volumes of through traffic.
<br />This transportation plan is needed to meet Metropolitan
<br />Council and State planning requirements while
<br />addressing local transportation needs for sustainable
<br />and cost-effective street, transit, freight, bicycle,
<br />and pedestrian improvements. The goals, policies,
<br />and strategies identified in this chapter provide
<br />transportation choices for residents, employees, visitors,
<br />and companies doing business in Rosevillc. The ideas
<br />provide opportunities that can make walking, cycling,
<br />and using transit more nonviolent and economical
<br />alternatives to traditional automobile travel.This chapter
<br />supports a balanced transportation system that fosters
<br />neighborhood connectivity and promotes economic
<br />development, while not detracting from community
<br />values.
<br />The Transportation chapter ofthe Comprehensive Plan
<br />consists of the following elements:
<br />• Goalsand Policies
<br />• Sustainable Transportation
<br />• Existing Transportation Conditions
<br />• Existing Transit Service
<br />• Planning Context- Studies, Projects, Issues
<br />• Future Transportation System
<br />• Implementation Plans and Recommendations
<br />Goals and Policies
<br />Residents and businesses must be provided with
<br />transportation facilities and services that meet thew
<br />needs in a safe and efficient manner, Transportation
<br />facilities, at the same time, need to be planned
<br />and constructed so as to minimize negative social,
<br />environmental, and aesthetic impacts. In addition,
<br />residents who cannot or choose not to drive need to
<br />have safe and efficient transportation options. The
<br />following section lists specific transportation goals and
<br />corresponding transportation policies.
<br />Goal l: Coordinate transportation decisions with other
<br />government entities and coordinate planning efforts to
<br />ensure connectivity of regional mutes.
<br />Policy 1.1: Continue to cooperate with County and State
<br />transportation departments, Metropolitan Council, and
<br />neighboring communities to achieve orderly and timely
<br />development of existing and proposed roadway, pathway,
<br />and transit routes serving the city.
<br />Policy 1.2: Coordinate all street planning with county,
<br />state, and federal road plans; work cooperatively with
<br />MnDOT and Ramsey Countyto improve landscaping,
<br />screening, lighting, and maintenance of through -city
<br />roadway systems, especiallyTH 36.
<br />Policy 1.3: Cooperate with State and Federal agencies
<br />and railroad companies to enhance safety at all highway,
<br />railroad, and pedestrian crossings.
<br />Policy 1.4: Provide notification to the Federal
<br />Aviation Agency (FAA) using FAA Form 7460, as
<br />may be amended, and the Minnesota Department
<br />of Transportation, Aeronautics Division, when any
<br />construction or alteration of an object would affect
<br />general airspace, as defined in Minnesota Statutes
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<br />Goal 2; Create asustsinable transportation network by
<br />encouraging more efficient use of existing roadways and
<br />limiting the need for Future roadway expansion.
<br />Policy 2.1: Promote non -motorized transportation and
<br />transit as reasonable alternatives to driving.
<br />Policy 2.2: Promote travel demand management
<br />(TDM) strategies to achieve greater efficiency of the
<br />existing roadway network
<br />Policy 2.3: Ensure that the transportation network
<br />responds to changing transportation technologies and
<br />modes.
<br />Goal 3: Create a safe and efTciem roadway network,
<br />able to accommodate the existing and projected
<br />demand forautomobile capacity and to reduce roadway
<br />congestion.
<br />Policy 3.1: System -wide transportation capacity should
<br />be achieved bywingahigh level of networkconnectivity
<br />appropriately spaced and properly sized thoroughfares,
<br />and multiple travel modes, rather than by increasing the
<br />capacity of individual thoroughfares.
<br />Policy 3.2: Channel major traffic volumes onto
<br />community collector streets, arterials, and highways
<br />and discourage motorized traffic from passing through
<br />residential areas on local streets.
<br />Policy 3.3: Identify, evaluate, and correct problems of
<br />congestion in high -traffic areas and recturent accident
<br />sites.
<br />5-2 I Transportation Adopted: October 26, 2009 City of Roseville
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