Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 10/09/2014

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AREAS OF EVALUATION AREAS OF EVALUATION The seven mile Highway 10 study area was split into five subareas to more precisely define key issues and potential solutions within smaller geographic settings. Figure 17 illustrates each of the Highway 10 subareas which extend from the BNSF Railway on the north to the Mississippi River on the south. The east/west subarea boundaries were defined based on natural breaks in the transportation network, land use patterns and/or the surrounding landscape. The sections below identify the existing traffic operations, safety, land use and econom- ic considerations within each of the subareas studied. This information was used in the definition of the problem statement and in understanding the subarea context. Subarea 1 — Ramsey West The first subarea is located on the westernmost portion of the Highway 10 Access Planning Study area and extends 2.3 miles on Highway 10 from Jarvis St in Elk River to just west of Armstrong Blvd (CSAH 831. Land use in this segment is primarily agricultural with some residential development adjacent to the river. There are a few commercial and industrial uses near the Ramsey/Elk River border. These businesses are primarily destination businesses'. Existing land uses within Subarea 1 account for 3 percent of the total City of Ramsey market value and 5 percent of the total Ramsey annual tax capacity'. On average, there are 33,500 vehicles per day on this segment of Highway 10. Heavy Commercial ADT is approximately 4 percent on Highway 10. Average speeds during the morning and evening peak hours are approximately 62-63 mph, which is very close to the posted speed limit of 65 mph. There is minimal delay for cross -street access on Highway 10. There are no existing traffic signals. Thirty-one direct accesses connect to Highway 10. Over the past 10 years, 106 crashes have occurred in this segment (7 percent of the total corridor crashes], including four Type "A" incapacitating injury crashes. The majority of crashes in this seg- ment were run off the road type crashes (26 percent). The directional distribution of crashes was 51 percent eastbound and 49 percent westbound. Subarea 2 — Armstrong Blvd The second subarea focuses on the area surrounding the Armstrong Blvd (CSAH 831 intersection from Llama St. to just east of Alpaca St., a distance of .84 miles. Existing land use directly adjacent to Highway 10 is primarily commercial, destination -oriented businesses. The exception to this is the northeast quadrant of the Highway 10/Armstrong Blvd intersection which includes several drive -by businesses'. Residential and agricultural uses 3 Destination Business — those that customers plan to visit in advance of the trip such as electronics or furniture stores, sit down restaurants, doctors/dentist offices. 4 Tax Capacity = taxable market value * property tax class rate percentage. The net tax capacity is the base value used in calculat- ing the majority of a property's tax. 5 Drive -by Businesses — those that customers frequent more on impulse or while driving by, such as convenience stores, gas stations or fast food restaurants. HIGHWAY 10 ACCESS PLANNING STUDY 34