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Transportation Plan Component of City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Introduction WSB &Associates staff will prepare a Transportation Plan for the City of Ramsey consistent with Metropolitan Council "Local Planning Handbook" requirements. The Transportation Plan will build upon elements of the existing City of Ramsey Transportation Plan. Existing transportation plan content will be utilized as much as possible, with outdated information updated to bring plan content into compliance with current Met Council requirements. Overall Transportation Plan Approach Specific tasks assumed in development of the Transportation Plan are follows: • Task 1: Project Management: WSB staff will conduct quality control and quality assurance checks on all transportation plan materials that are prepared to ensure that they meet the requirements of Met Council. • Task 2: Agency Involvement: WSB staff will participate in one work session with the City of Ramsey Public Works Committee, the MnDOT Area Manager and Anoka County transportation planning staff to discuss existing and forecasted conditions, issues identification and transportation plan goals and objectives. Up to six meetings are scheduled in total with City staff, council,various committees, the general public and adjacent communities, as needed. • Task 3: Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) and Travel Forecasting: WSB staff run the Met Council 2040 travel demand model to identify forecasted 2040 traffic for Principal Arterials and A-Minor Arterials. Population, employment and household data from an approved forecasted land use plan will be summarized by TAZ and broken down into 2010-2020, 2020-2030, and 2030-2040 growth periods. • Task 4: Roadway Component: WSB staff will prepare a Roadway component of the overall Transportation Plan. Maps and supporting narrative will be prepared consistent with Met Council requirements documenting the existing and proposed roadway network, associated AADTs, functional classification, etc. WSB will also collect Met Council required heavy commercial AADTs on City of Ramsey Principal Arterial and A-Minor Arterial roadways. Previous and current transportation studies in the Ramsey and adjacent communities will be documented and integrated into the roadway component, as appropriate. Access Management will be also be discussed and best practices referenced. • Task 5: Transit Component: WSB staff will prepare a Transit component of the overall Transportation Plan. The Transit component will include discussion of existing transit service and associated infrastructure. Existing and forecasted gaps in transit service will also be discussed. • Task 6: Bicycling and Walking Component: WSB staff will prepare a Bicycling and Walking component of the overall Transportation Plan. The Bicycling and Walking component will