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1980 CONIPREI-IENSIVE PLAN The 1980 Comprehensive Plan was pubhshed in response to the Metropolitan Land Pla,~uing Act of 1976, which required all municipalities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area to prepare new or revise existing comprehensive plans. IDENWrIFIED ISSUES Thoroughfares: Major thoroughfare-related, transportation planning issues addressed in the 1980 Comprehensive Plan included the follo~sng: Lack of adequate east/west roads in Ramsey. County Road (CR) 63 (Green Valley Road and 175th Avenue), Industry Avenue, and Trunk Highway (TH) 10 were identified as the only three east/west roads. The Plan commented on the lack of CR 63 continuity and its indirect east/west routing. Capacity constraints were identified on TH 47, a north/south road near the eastern edge of the City. The "S" shaped curve by the Burlington NortAern Railroad right-of- way was cited as the cause of the capacity constraint. Four TH 10 issues were identified: Absence of service (frontage) roads along TH 10 Absence of collector roads south of TH 10 to serve the area between TH 10 and the Mississippi River Excessive number of uncontrolled access drives onto TH 10, which have been the sites of traffic accidenta, including several fatalities Need for more ex%ensive traffic signalization on TH 10 Location of environmentally sensitive areas (wetlands) throughout the City, which inhibit continuous and direct road alignments. It was mentioned in the Plan that where streams or rivers are to be crossed, bridges should be designed so as to allow enough clearance for trails to pass beneath them. Constructing surfaces (bituminous or concrete) for subdivision streets was not required just prior to the Plan's preparation in 1980. Therefore, a number of subdivision streets were identified as needing surfaces. Working Paper #1 City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Update Transportation Plan Element Page 2 I I I I