Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 10/09/2014

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AREAS OF EVALUATION Subarea 4 - Sunfish Lake Blvd (CSAH 57) Subarea 4 focuses on the area surrounding the Sunfish Lake Blvd (CSAH 57) intersection from Dolomite St. to the Ramsey/Anoka city border, a distance of .82 miles. Existing land use directly adjacent to Highway 10 is primarily commercial with residential land uses located south of the highway near the river. The majority of businesses in this subarea are drive -by businesses. Residential and agricultural uses make up the remaining areas in this segment. Existing land uses within Subarea 4 account for 2 percent of the total City of Ramsey market value and 3 percent of the total Ramsey annual tax capacity. Existing average daily traffic volumes on Highway 10 in this subarea are between 44,000 and 47,500 vehicles per day. Heavy Commercial ADT is approximately 3 percent on Highway 10 and 14 percent on Sunfish Lake Blvd (CSAH 57). Average speeds on Highway 10 during the peak hours are much lower than the posted speed of 60 mph. Eastbound traffic is averaging 25 mph in the morning peak and 34 mph in the evening peak period. West- bound traffic is averaging 38 and 42 mph in the morning and evening peak periods respectively. Cross street delays average over 94 seconds in the morning and 107 seconds in the evening peak periods. Over the past 10 years, 313 crashes have occurred in this segment (19 percent of the total corridor crashes), including six fatal crashes, nine Type "A" incapacitating injury crashes and two bicycle/pedestrian crashes. The majority of crashes in this segment were rear -end crashes (60 percent). The directional distribution of crashes was 41 percent eastbound and 59 percent westbound. There are 27 direct accesses to Highway 10 including the existing traffic signal at the Sunfish Lake Blvd (CSAH 57) intersection. There is enough separation between the BNSF Railway and the Highway 10 corridor for devel- opment in this area. Sunfish Lake Blvd (CSAH 57) crosses the BNSF Railway at -grade 550' north of Highway 10. Subarea 5 — Anoka Subarea 5 includes 1.6 miles of Highway 10 from the Ramsey/Anoka city border to the Rum River. The land use directly adjacent to Highway 10 is a mix of single family residential, a golf course, an auto sales business, ceme- teries, fast food, auto service, convenience retail, strip malls, a large religious institution, big box retail (Kmart), Anoka Technical College, attached single family housing, and a hotel. The majority of commercial businesses in this subarea are drive -by businesses. Existing land uses within Subarea 5 account for 12 percent of the total City of Anoka market value and 11 percent of the total Anoka annual tax capacity. Existing average daily traffic volumes on Highway 10 in this subarea are between 47,500 and 60,000 vehicles per day. Heavy Commercial ADT is approximately 3 percent on Highway 10 and 16 percent on Thurston Ave. Average speeds on Highway 10 during the peak hours are much lower than the posted speed of 60 mph. Eastbound traffic is averaging 32 mph and 35 mph in the morning and evening peak periods respectively. Westbound traffic is averaging 48 mph in the morning peak and 19 mph in the evening peak period. Cross street delays average over 87 seconds in the morning and 144 seconds in the evening peak periods. Over the past 10 years, 785 crashes have occurred in this segment accounting for over 48 percent of the total corridor crashes. This includes four fatal crashes, 15 Type "A" incapacitating injury crashes and eight bicycle/ pedestrian crashes. The majority of crashes in this segment were rear -end crashes (61 percent). The directional distribution of crashes was 46 percent eastbound and 54 percent westbound. Pedestrian exposure is high within the eastern end of the study corridor between Thurston Ave. and West Main St.. Numerous commercial proper - HIGHWAY 10 ACCESS PLANNING STUDY 37