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

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City of Ramse&.. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Transportation Elemetit 3.3 TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND NEEDS This plan amendment was prepared to respond to a number of land use and transportation issues in the City of Ramsey. Prior to its adoption, planning for the transportation system in Ramsey was based on the 1980 Comprehensive Plan and the 1989, 1990, 1992, and 1993 Comprehensive Plan Amendments. Since completion of these documents, however, the City has experienced continued growth in population and increased pressures for residential development. As a result of population growth and the need for residential development, City officials and staff decided to re-evaluate previous commercial and industrial land use designations for a 2,363 acre tract of land north of TH 10 and between CR 83 and CR 57. The intent of the evaluation was to determine where it might be appropriate to substitute commercial and industrial land use designations with residential designations. Because transportation facilities should be located and designed to respond to land use and development, any revisions to the existing land use plan would require analysis of the existing transportation plan. In addition to re-evaluating the transportation plan to respond to changes in the land use plan, the transportation element of the Comt~rehensive Plan Amendment was prepared to address the following issues and needs: · · · · · Functional classification of roads Road Level of Service and travel demand TH 10 North/south roads East/west roads Mississippi River crossing Overall accessibility Public transportation Trail system Environmental conditions that impact transportation Functional Classification of Roads The City of Ramsey's current functional classification system for roads is not based on the same system used by other jurisdictions, particularly Anoka County and Mn/DOT. A Page 3-8