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II <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />S.tudy Initiation <br /> <br />One of the principal functions of Anoka County government is to con- <br />struct and maintain a system of county roads. Because this road <br />system sustains the social and economic vitality of the people in <br />Anoka County, the County Board of Commissioners is concerned with <br />maintaining the existing mobility and maintaining the capability to <br />expand in response to development. Although virtually all of the <br />existing county road mileage is now hard-surfaced, the County Board <br />of Commissioners has recognized that the rapid urbanization of the <br />County will require increased effort to provide for urban mobility <br />as well as a continued effort to upgrade the existing rural system. <br /> <br />As with all of its metropolitan area neighbors, Anoka County's roa8 <br />system is experiencing "growing pains". The acute development pres- <br />sures within the County, caused by its location within a dynamic <br />metropolitan area, have created many planning problems. The Anoka <br />County Board of Commissioners recognized the need for a County <br />Thoroughfare Plan which they could use as a basis for decision <br />making and priority setting to meet the transportation needs of <br />the County. Therefore, in November of 1970, the Board of Commissioners <br />engaged the Consultants to work with them in the development of a County <br />Thoroughfare Plan. <br /> <br />purpose <br /> <br />The complexity of planning and administrating the County highway system <br />has increased, especially in the last decade, because of the transfor- <br />mation of many rural and semi-rural areas in urban communities. <br />Consequently, the character of many county highways changed as they <br />became arterial "streets" rather than "roads". <br /> <br /> <br />