Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 12/14/1995

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City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Amendment Transportation Element · Lack of continuous alignment (direct routing) on CR 63 where it intersects CSAH 5. Improve/reconstruct CR 116 from CR 56 to Dysprosium Street. Need for Additional Mississippi River Crossing Within the vicinity of the study area there are three Mississippi River crossings. These bridges play a very important function in the region, linking third ring suburban communities in the northwestern part of the region with the central cities and first and second ring communities. The most westerly crossing is the TH 101 crossing in Elk River. Approximately 11 miles to the east is the second crossing at Highway (Hwy) 169 in the City of Anoka. The third crossing is approximately six miles east of Hwy 169 where TH 252 crosses the river in Coon Rapids. Because of the location of these bridges, some of the traffic using Hwy 10 is vehicles travelling east and west to access one of the three bridges to accomplish a river crossing. Analysis has shown that Hwy 10 traffic will operate at LOS "E" or "F" by Year 2010 given its forecast volume (75,000 vehicles per day) and the available capacity (two lanes in each direction). Constructing an additional Mississippi River crossing and allowing traffic to cross the river without travelling on Hwy 10 would serve to reduce the forecast volume. The City of · Ramsey, which covers five and one-half miles between TH 101 and Hwy 169, would be a good location for the new bridge. A bridge constructed in Ramsey would serve a travel shed that includes Ramsey, the northern townships, and parts of Elk River and Anoka. Public Transportation Issues and Needs Need to evaluate travel patterns in Ramsey to ide~ntify opportunities to increase the role of public transportation for intra-community and inter-community trips. Need to develop facilities and programs to provide Ramsey residents alternatives to the automobile mode of travel. Page 3-18