Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 10/09/2014

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AREAS OF EVALUATION make up the remaining areas in this segment. Existing land uses within Subarea 2 account for 1 percent of the total City of Ramsey market value and 2 percent of the total Ramsey annual tax capacity. Highway 10 traffic volumes in this subarea are similar to Subarea 1 with 33,500 vehicles per day. Heavy Commer- cial ADT is approximately 4 percent on Highway 10 and 15 percent on Armstrong Blvd (CSAH 83). Average speeds on Highway 10 during the peak hours are lower than the posted speed of 65 mph. Eastbound traffic is averaging 43 mph in the morning peak and 46 mph in the evening peak period. Westbound traffic is averaging 50 mph in both the morning and evening peak periods. Cross street delays average over 71 seconds in the morning and 65 seconds in the evening peak periods. Over the past 10 years, 208 crashes have occurred in this segment (13 percent of the total corridor crashes), including four Type "A" incapacitating injury crashes and four crashes with a train. The majority of crashes in this segment were rear -end crashes (61 percent). The directional distribution of crashes was 55 percent eastbound and 45 percent westbound. There are three direct accesses to Highway 10 including an existing traffic signal at the Armstrong Blvd (CSAH 83) intersection. There is little separation between the BNSF Railway and the Highway 10 corridor. Armstrong Blvd crosses the BNSF Railway at -grade just north of Highway 10. Subarea 3 — Ramsey Blvd (CSAH 56) Subarea 3 includes the Ramsey Blvd (CSAH 56) intersection and surrounding lands from approximately Al- paca St. to Dolomite St. Existing land use in this subarea is a mix of commercial/industrial properties adjacent to Highway 10 and between the highway and the BNSF Railway, and both public lands (Mississippi West Regional Park) and residential uses to the south of Highway 10. The majority of businesses in this area are destination businesses with the exception of drive -by businesses surrounding the Ramsey Blvd intersec- tion with Highway 10. Existing land uses within Subarea 3 account for 5 percent of the total City of Ramsey market value and annual tax capacity. Existing average daily traffic volumes on these 1.6 miles of Highway 10 are between approximately 38,500 to 44,000 vehicles per day. Heavy Commercial ADT is approximately 4 percent on Highway 10 and 9 percent on Ramsey Blvd (CSAH 56). Average speeds on Highway 10 during the peak hours are lower than the posted speed of 60 mph. Eastbound traffic is averaging 40 mph in the morning peak hour and 47 mph in the evening peak hour. Westbound traffic is averaging 47 and 48 mph in morning and evening peak hours respectively. Cross street delays average over 96 seconds in the morning peak and BB seconds in the evening peak hours. There are 33 direct accesses on to Highway 10 including an existing traffic signal at the Ramsey Blvd (CSAH 56) intersection. Over the past 10 years, 209 crashes have occurred in this segment (13 percent of the total corridor crashes), including three fatal crashes, two Type "A" incapacitating injury crashes and one pedestrian/bicycle crash. The majority of crashes in this segment were rear -end crashes (54 percent). The directional distribution of crashes was 51 percent eastbound and 49 percent westbound. Separation between the BNSF Railway and the Highway 10 corridor begins in this subarea leaving room for some development between these corridors; however, the only access to these properties is off of Highway 10. Ramsey Blvd (CSAH 56) crosses the BNSF Railway at -grade 400' north of Highway 10. HIGHWAY 10 ACCESS PLANNING STUDY 36