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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />Figures 1 through 7 and their descriptions incorporate recornmendations made by the Planning <br />Commission at the May 19, 1994 meeting. Figure 7A is the additional alternative resulting <br />from an informal discussion between city staff and the consultants. <br />Figure 1: TH 47/Thurston Ave. <br />This scenario proposes that the segment of Thurston Ave. located in the city of Anoka be <br />realigned and extended east. A new Thurston/CR 116 intersection would be built <br />approximately 500 feet west of the existing intersection of CR 116 and TH 47. Thurston Ave. <br />would be routed around the east side of the wetland and extended north to intersect with TH <br />47 in the vicinity of 142nd Avenue. <br />Thus, TH 47 would connect to Highway 10 via Thurston Ave. (with a grade -separated <br />crossing of the railroad tracks), which would help alleviate the traffic congestion through the <br />City of Anoka. If Thurston Ave. were to become the major transportation route, it would <br />most likely be designated TH 47. The existing TH 47 south of CR 116 in the City of Anoka <br />would be `turnbacked"by the State of Minnesota and become a local collector roadway. <br />Access to the existing commercial/retail structures at the present CR 116/TH 47 intersection <br />would be maintained. <br />Land use surrounding the CR 116 /TH 47 intersection is proposed to remain consistent with a <br />Community Commercial designation. The Community Commercial acreage will be expanded <br />up the east side of TH 47, approximately to the intersection with Nowthen Blvd. Additional <br />transportation improvements are proposed at this intersection. The opportunity to establish <br />clear delineation between residential and commercial land use should be considered. The <br />historic town hall could be relocated, and the potential for a city center district evaluated. <br />Another possibility is a pedestrian bridge over TH 47—to provide the residential area on the <br />west with unimpeded access to the commercial area and park on the east side. <br />(Note: The City of Anoka has not reviewed this alternative.) <br />3 <br />