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<br />Transportation <br /> <br />GOAL # 1: A safe and efficient motorized transportation system <br />throughout the community* <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />. Complete planning stages for Highway 10 interchanges & Highway 47 <br />expansion/re-alignment improvements <br />. Update the access management plans <br />. Complete interchange designs <br />. Complete RTC AUAR roadway improvement projects <br />. Successfully complete turn-back of CR 63 between Nowthen Blvd & <br />Armstrong Blvd <br />. Secure funding fortransportation projects* <br />. Assess the need for local traffic control and access improvements* <br />. Use roundabouts when feasible* <br />. Secure funding for transportation projects* <br />. Pursue additional east/west collector in the northern portion of the city <br /> <br />GOAL #2: A safe and efficient non-motorized transportation system <br />throughout community* <br /> <br />STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />. Explore options for revising the City's sidewalk policy, including requiring <br />sidewalks or trails on both sides of some new public streets, different <br />standards for public versus private roads, high-volume versus low-volume <br />roads, and issues related to long-term maintenance* <br />. Encourage design choices in new and existing development that enhance <br />neighborhood walkability* <br />. Examine the ability of transportation network to handle pedestrians, <br />bicyclists, and automobiles through design of streets (complete streets <br />policy) <br />. Ensure future roadway improvement include sufficient right of way for <br />pedestrian and bicycle paths <br />. Secure funding for transportation projects such as additional trails, bike <br />paths, and pedestrian connections* <br />. Include a review of infrastructure, including parking for walking and other <br />non-motorized transportation modes when reviewing any transportation <br />improvement projects <br />. Advocate affordable, dependable and efficient means of public transit in <br />the community <br />. Complete the master trail plan <br />. Continue efforts to establish the Mississippi River regional trail <br />. E~plore options for. constructing a pedestrian bridge over Highway 10 and <br />the Mississippi River <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan Goals & Strategies Draft 2-28-08 <br /> <br />s <br /> <br />'j, Information from a community planning session (057) <br />^A goal or strategy from the existing Comprehensive Plan <br />no symbol represents a proposed new goal or strategy <br /> <br />-# Bonestroo <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />-13- <br />