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collector roadways tp connect Ramsey with Andover and Elk River. There has been a number of discussions on whet[act to place a bridge corridor across the Mississippi River. The City Council consensus was to sh~w no bridge crossing in the area. That would be handled in the text of the comprehensive plar~ amendment. One other item is major additions in land use - mixed density residential. The int{nt is not to identify a residential use or density this maybe would include a variety of your residential categories. The density could vary depending upon specific plans for specific areas. Bill Smith with Bilbo Associates presented the transportation plan. The primary focus is the east/west collectors.[ Because of wetlands, Ramsey does not have continuity. We wanted to look for linkages betweer~ Elk River to the west and Andover to the east and possibly to make a stronger connection to High~ay gl0 and Anoka to the south. With regard to the Highway gl0 corridor - we were able to ided~tify possible linkage on 173rd, west into Elk River and a connection on Jarvis to the north. Elk River is interested in the linkage as well. Jarvis would become the joint responsibility of the itwo cities. We looked at potential crossings of the Rum River to the east into Andover. It would ~nable trips generated from the northeast area of Ramsey to come down and cross the river and bhck up to a higher capacity street to get to Highway #10 rather than Highway #47 or County Roadt#5.rltt One of the major concerns of the study is the condition of Highway gl0. There is in excess o_~ 52 direct access points onto Highway gl0 from private properties. That's a dangerous situation; Iit does not make sense to have that many accesses. There should be a route to consolidate accessei~. Another east/west route is the continuation of County Road gl 16. One highway frontage road would be to continue McKinley Street on the north side of the railroad tracks. Access to thi~ south across the railroad tracks immediately on the south side of that would be a two-lane road. i This could eliminate the need for direct accesses onto Highway gl0. We could continue it aloe. g just west of Sunfish Lake Boulevard and up to Ramsey Boulevard and one driveway west to Armstrong to service other properties. That is an area where an at-grade crossing currently provides ~ccess to Highway gl0 which is not a good connection. Bringing Highway #47 down and aroun~.l, wetland and making a more logical connection to Thurston would eliminate the need for these h~rpin turns. Mayor Hardin asked¢~~ that the residents limit comment to three to five minutes due to the number of people wishing to s~eak. Citizen Input Wayne Johnson of :~Wayne L. Johnson in Anoka, inquired if, on Highway #47, that would be diverted to the west, north of County Road #116. Mr. Smith replied yes, there is an existing wetland on the west ~ide of Highway #47 right now; we would want to skirt along that and make a nice transition onto Thurston. Mr. Johnson inquire~ if this is years away. Mr. Smith replied that this would involve state funding and negotiations with the City of Anoka. He then elaborated )n the proposed trail plan. He stated thi. s was done with a lot of input from Ramsey's Park and ~Recreation Commission. This identifies on-road A trail - a trail that is built within the right-of-~ay of the roadway. This takes advantage of the shoulder - 8 to 10 feet wide for bicycle and recreational use. On-road B trail is also on the roadway right-of-way but the trail is separated from the r,)ad by a grassy boulevard. This could be the ditch in the rural area and in the urban area it could b the space that separates the sidewalk from the road. Off-road trails are not in the roadway right-ot~-way; the road may be several feet away. The width is 10 feet for a two-way bicycle trail. We h~tve trees and shrubbery shown in the typical section and a five foot walking path. You have th~ Trott Brook trail - a 200 foot wide swamp in some areas. There is no guarantee it wouldibe 200 feet wide in the whole area. Snowmobile use would be allowed. Across Trunk Hig.hway #47 and over to Rum River Park there is a multi-use trail. No ~ Public Hearing/City Council/March 21, 1995 Page 2 of 10