Minutes - Council - 07/06/1994 - Joint with Planning & Economic Development Commissions

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Figures 4, 5~ 6~ and 7 deal specifically with the Hwy. l0 corridor, alternative land use designations in the corridor, and options for an additional bridge crossing the Mississippi River. It should be noted that these alternatives have utilized a variety of resources and are not representative of official transportation plans. RLK and BIKO have attempted to coordinate the proposed transportation routes with long-range transportation planning in adjacent communities. Figure 4: The No-Bridge Scenario Under this scenario, the transportation and land use patterns have been reviewed based upon the assumption there will not be a new bridge crossing the Mississippi River into the City of Ramsey. Figure 4 identifies the basic transportation corridor and land uses which should be implemented if the City selects this option as a preferred alternative. The area east of The Links at Northfork golf course is designated Single Family all the way past Ramsey Blvd. The present tree farm area is designated Medium Density Residential with an area at Armstrong and Hwy. 10 providing a Community Commercial node. Business Warehouse uses are proposed for new uses in the area along the highway east of Puma St. High Density Residential and Commercial areas are designated on the west side of Ramsey Blvd. where it meets the railroad tracks. On the east is Industrial. A Highway Commercial designation follows Hwy. 10 between the tracks and the highway. Two business access roads provide access to the businesses along the highway and within the Industrial areas north of the tracks. The road between the-highway and the tracks allows the elimination of direct access onto the highway, reducing highway congestion while still providing good access to the businesses along the highway. Immediately north of the railroad tracks and east of Rarnsey Blvd. is designated Industrial, with' Medium Density Residential and Open Space north of that. The landfill area is designated Open Space. A Park would be developed between this Open Space area and 153rd Ave. NW to the north. South of Hwy. 10, land along the river is designated Single Family Residential. Areas along the highway are proposed for more intense uses. The strip from Ramsey Blvd. to Sunfish Lake Blvd. provides an area for High or Medium Density Residential. Likewise, the area on the highway west of ArmstrOng Blvd. is designated High Density Residential. Between Ramsey and Armstrong is the Commercial area that providesretail services to the residential areas. A frontage/access road runs along the south side of Hwy. 10, .providing access to the residential and commercial areas. This eliminates the need for direct access on and off.the highway and reduces highway congestion. .