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Table xx: City of Roseville Transportation Goals and Policies (DRAFT) 1. Coordinate 1.1 Continue to cooperate with County and State transportation transportation decisions departments, Metropolitan Council and neighboring communities to transportation network achieve orderly and timely development of existing and proposed with other government roadway, pathway and transit routes serving the City. entities and coordinate achieve greater efficiency of the existing roadway network. planning efforts to ensure 1.2 Coordinate all street planning with County, State and federal connectivity of regional road plans. Work cooperatively with MnDOT and Ramsey County to routes. improve landscaping, screening, lighting and maintenance of 3. Create a safe and through -City roadway systems, especially TH 36. 1.3 Cooperate with State and federal agencies and railroad companies to enhance safety at all highway, railroad and pedestrian crossings. 1.4 Provide notification to the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) using FAA Form 7460, as may be amended, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Aeronautics Division when any construction or alteration of an object would affect general airspace, as defined in Minnesota Statutes 360. 2. Create a sustainable 2.1 Promote non -motorized transportation and transit as reasonable transportation network alternatives to driving. by encouraging more 2.2 Promote travel demand management (TDM) strategies to efficient use of existing achieve greater efficiency of the existing roadway network. roadways and limiting 4.3 Advocate planning and development of the Northeast Diagonal fhe need for future 2.3 Ensure that the transportation network responds to changing roadway expansion. transportation technologies and modes. — 3. Create a safe and 3.1 System -wide transportation capacity should be achieved by efficient roadway using a high level of network connectivity, appropriately spaced and properly sized thoroughfares and multiple travel modes, rather than network, able to by increasing the capacity of individual thoroughfares. accommodate the congestion on arterials throughout Roseville. existing and projected 3.2 Channel major traffic volumes onto community collector streets, demand for automobile arterials and highways and discourage motorized traffic from passing capacity and to reduce through residential areas on local streets. roadway congestion. 3.3 Identify, evaluate and correct problems of congestion in high - traffic areas and recurrent accident sites. 3.4 Encourage the use of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to mitigate capacity issues and increase efficiency and safety of the existing roadway network. 3.5 Create and/or upgrade major thoroughfare systems to multiple traffic lanes when warranted by traffic conditions. 3.6 Develop streets according to their designated functional classification, pavement width and load capacity. Continuity of the street must recognize the function for which the street is intended. 3.7 Maintain high -qualify neighborhoods through the ongoing City Pavement Management Program to rehabilitate or reconstruct City streets. 4. Promote fhe use of 4.1 Cooperate with and assist the Regional Transit Board (RTB) to transit as a reasonable provide effective transit service to all areas of the City. alternative fo driving 4.2 Support Metro Transit as a primary transit provider for the City. automobiles during both congesfed and non- 4.3 Advocate planning and development of the Northeast Diagonal congested time periods Transit Corridor. through land -use and transportation decisions. 4.4 Support the Rosedale Transit Hub and Snelling Avenue Transit Corridor and examine the feasibility of adding mini -hubs in other areas of the City. 4.5 Encourage the development of park -and -rides to reduce congestion on arterials throughout Roseville. 4.6 Clearly mark bus stops and provide adequate space for buses to pull out of the moving traffic lane for loading and unloading. 4.7 Provide adequate and attractive pedestrian access to bus stops by expanding the existing network of sidewalks as recommended in the Pathways Master Plan. 4.8 Encourage transit -supportive development along existing and future transit corridors. 4.9 Provide input info the rail corridor planning and abandonment process. If rails are removed, the corridors should be preserved for public uses, such as transit or pathways. In the event of rail line abandonment, and appropriate public agency should acquire the land for public purposes.