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<br /> <br /> <br />AcceSSIBILITY IS <br />MEASURED BY BOTH <br />DENSITY AND THE LEveL OF <br />eXISTING TRANSIT <br />SERVICE, WHILE RAMSEY <br />HAS A VARIETY OF <br />DENSITIES, IT MAY NEVER <br />REACH THE HIA TARGET. <br />TRANSIT SERVICE IS <br />CURRENTLY QUITE LIMITED. <br />HOWEVER, THE ADDITION <br />OF THE NORTH STAR <br />COMMUTER RAIL WILL <br />IMPROVE TRANSIT ACCESS <br />IN THE CITY. <br /> <br />Accessibility <br /> <br />HIA THReSHO~D <br /> <br />The primary Indicator in the Threshold Analysis for assessing adequate transit <br />service Is density of land uses. According to the Threshold Analysis and <br />research cited within, 4 units per acre is the absolute minimum required for <br />hourly transit service to be feasible. Encouraging residential uses at an average <br />of at 7 units per acre Is the preferred alternative under the threshold analysis. <br /> <br />The second indicator identified by the Threshold Analysis HIA is the level of <br />hourly transit service. Hourly service is the minimum used to determine hours <br />of service and LOS (level of service). The moredenseiy developed a residential <br />area Is, the more likely the possibility for transit service. . <br /> <br />CURRENT ACHIEVEMENT <br /> <br />(TOTAL POINTSIIOO) <br /> <br />Ramsey has an extremely diverse development pilttern and future land use <br />plan. Over 70% of the land g\,llded for residential dl!!velopment is designated as <br />I'Rural Developing," whieh only allows very low density (1 unit per 2.5 acres.) <br />However, the Ramsey Town Center's average density target Is over 15 units 'per <br />acre. Ramsey's Future Land Use Map (see Figure #1) guides about 13.000 acres <br />for residential land uses, which is 77% of its total land area. Of that 12,933 <br />residential acres, 2,323, or about 18% Is zoned "reserv,e/l or "preserve" and Is <br />not slated for development until after 2020. Therefore, it will be excluded from <br />the analysis, leaving 10,610 acres. Based on the household projections (an <br />increase in approximately 8,400 households by 2020) and the amount of gross <br />land guided for residential development, the overall density equates to about <br />1.26 units per gross acre. However, it is unrealistic to think that all of Ramsey <br />residential areas will completely bullt.out by 2020 (especially with Increasing <br />land prices driving up the cost of large lot. rural development). It Is more <br />realistic to predict that the majority of development wI/I occur In tha areas <br />served with sewer and water, which. would result in a more $ubvrban density, <br />an average den$lty of 3 units per gross at:;re. This is stili below the threshold <br />that would support transit servlr;e Qf 4 units per gross acre. Therltfore, no <br />points are aW<1rdec:l under this category. <br /> <br />While Ramsey has no hourly service anywhere in the city at this time, therefore <br />no points are awarded under this threshold. However, there may be <br />opportunities for its development within key locations of Ramsey Town Center. <br />Currently, there Is commuter coach service from Town Center to downtown <br />Minneapolis, and it is realistic to assume there will be a growing demand for <br /> <br />:2 <br /> <br />-100- <br />