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Janu .~a~ 20, 1994 Page 5 ! c~u'rently under discussion would swing northeast from the CR 13 alignment a~d cross the river east of Goodin Island. The Puma Street alignment would b~' the most likely crossing point in Ramsey, if the CR 13 alignment were i~hplemented. CITY OF ELK RIVER The City of Elk River is in the process of updating its comprehensive plan. The transportation element of the plan update has already been completed. Once the land use elen~ent is completed, the entire plan update will be presented to the Council for adoption'i Completion and adoption are expected by late spring or early summer. Two co _n~mercial developments have recently been approved in Elk River, and market studies f~r the developments included the City of Ramsey. Road connections between the two ~ities, however, are few and routes to the approved devel°pment sites from Ramsey late indirect. There are three road connections between Elk River and Ramsey:I!81st Avenue, 165th Avenue, and Jarvis Street from 165th Avenue to TH 10. Elk Riv~'s plans for road system improvements do not focus on the area along its eastern ~order with Ramsey. Most of'its improvements have been identified to serve the area~ where residential development has occurred, along TH 169. Elk River's major coi~cern is to develop arterials and collectors that will allow east/west travel across th~ city without having to pass through the downtown area. Under a 'proposal initiated by the City of Ramsey several years ago, Jarvis Street would be identified as an MSA street, and Elk River and Ramsey would share the expense if improving Jarvis Street, which is the boundary between the two cities. Jarvis St ~eet, which exists today as a two lane street, would then serve as a major route bet'~veen Elk River and Ramsey. Elk River rejected the proposal because the cost of in italling a traffic signal at the Jarvis Street/TH 10 intersection would be its sole respl.msibility. ~ 9. ~ Or Elk River's transportation plan identifies the need to~ignalize the intersection of 165th au~ TH 10. This intersection is approximately~ west of the Jarvis Street/TH 10 intersection and serves an industrial/employment center. Elk River sees no need i~ having two signals so close together on TH 10. Although transpor~ Ramsey. intersect~ Initial di~ the soutl~ A CR 63 Luto Elk Elk River did not address improvements to 173rd Avenue in its ~tion plan, staff did express interest in. discussing a 173rd Avenue link into As shown on the map of Elk River's transportation plan, 173rd Avenue TH 10 and swings north to 178th Avenue before intersecting Filmore. cussions with Elk River staff addressed the potential to extend Filmore to so that a 178rd Avenue alignment from Ramsey could intersect Filmore. ~tension west of CR 83 in Ramsey would follow the 173rd Avenue alignment ~iver.