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TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT <br />2040 Update Note: The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee recommends forwarding these existing <br />goals and strategies as a beginning point for community dialogue. These goals and strategies represent a <br />positive body of work prepared by the community in 2008, and still generally serve as an appropriate <br />foundation with relevant updates. The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee did recommend <br />streamlining the strategies and prioritize similar to the Highway 10 Access Planning Study (Current <br />Projects, Immediate Projects, Long Term Projects, Opportunity Driven Projects, and Development Driven <br />Projects, etc.). <br />A. Framework and Goals <br />The Federal Highway Act of 1962 required continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated <br />transportation planning for metropolitan areas. It was an important step in creating a <br />mechanism for local, regional and federal agencies to plan for transportation needs. This plan <br />was developed using previous transportation planning documents for the City of Ramsey and <br />Anoka County and the Metropolitan Council Transportation Policy Plan. The transportation <br />system in Ramsey is complex due to many factors. Nonetheless, key transportation planning <br />principles and characteristics of the transportation system have been established in order to <br />provide a basis for sound transportation planning decisions. The following plan involves <br />simplistic tools and is designated to encompass thorough stakeholder involvement and <br />coordination of diverse governmental efforts. <br />The following goals and strategies have been established for the transportation plan: <br />a) A safe and efficient motorized transportation system throughout the <br />community <br />STRATEGIES: <br />1. Complete planning and design stages for Highway 10 interchanges & <br />Highway 47 expansion/re-alignment improvements <br />2. Update the access management plans (done — now Access Planning Study) <br />3. Complete interchange designs <br />4. Complete The CORRTCA TAR area roadway improvement projects <br />5. Secure funding for transportation projects <br />6. Assess the need for local traffic control and access improvements <br />7. Consider roundabouts where appropriate <br />8. Secure funding for transportation projects <br />9. Pursue additional east/west collector in the northern portion of the city <br />(discuss) <br />