Anoka Co Thoroughfare Plan - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Townships of Grow and Ramsey, have had significant increases in popu- lation since 1970 and are expected to continue this trend in the next decade. Based on simple historical trend projections, Anoka County could anticipate a population of close to 2S0,000 people by 1980. However, based on a more complex growth model which incorporates factors such as birth rate, in-migration rates, and growth policies, the Metropolitan Council has prediced a somewhat lower 1980 population of 195,700. A major detriment to shaping the growth patterns of the County will be the increased accessibility provided by new regional arterials anti- cipated within the County, such as new Highway 10, new T.H. 47, and the new Northtown route. If a County arterial system, together with a municipal arterial system, can be developed to support the regional accessibility provided by these routes, development can be influenced in a desirable direction. Metropolitan Development Guide The Metropolitan Council has recently completed the publication and adoption of the following chapters of the Development Guide: Major Centers, Transportation, Sewers, Open Space, and Major River Corridors. Of primary concern in the development of the thoroughfare plan for Anoka County are the chapters on Major Centers, Transportation, Sewers, and Open Space. Of significant impact on the transportation network of Anoka County is the Major Centers Section of the Development Guide. In summary, this section presents a plan for the development of sixteen major centers throughout the metropolitan area. At the core of each of these centers is a major regional center and in the remainder of the core and core frame are high density residential developments, civic buildings, cultural and entertainment facilities, office buildings, industrial and diversified commercial type developments are envisioned. A major diversified center is illustrated in Figure 6. It is anti- cipated that a center at its full development could serve a total area of 200,000 to 300,000 people and the commercial center would serve a trade area of approximately a five mile radius. To support the density envisioned by the Guide, good transit service, in addition to regional and local arterial Street systems, will be required. The Transportation Section of the Metropolitan Development Guide develops a concept of freeway and arterial spacing on a basic grid pattern with the addition of short segments of diagonals where necessary. This grid pattern basically exists today within the metropolitan area and within Anoka County with the exception of those regional diagonal arterials - T.H. 10 and 1-35W. In addition, the Guide recommends freeway and arterial spacing and interchange spacing standards. 2O I I I I I I I I I I I