Agenda - Council Work Session - 12/12/2017

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Describe and map these transitways in your community, including future stations identified by the end of project development. Conduct station -area or corridor planning including an investment and regulatory framework that guides future implementation activities. Incorporate station area or corridor plans into the comprehensive plan by the end of Project Development. Identify the geography of transit station areas. Ensure that land guided for future residential development in station areas conforms to minimum density levels in the 2040 TPP; and address opportunities for residential density at target density levels. Plan for a total level of activity in station areas that is supportive of transitway investments; and address the activity level guideline of a minimum combined total of 7,000 residents, jobs, or students. ❑ Address access to stations by pedestrians and bicyclists. For communities with transitways in the 2040 TPP Current Revenue Scenario prior to an identified mode and alignment: ❑ Describe the community's roles and responsibilities in early transitway development, including analysis of potential modes, alignment, and station locations. Describe and map these transitways in your community including alternative alignment(s) and station locations under consideration. Bicycling and Walking ❑ Describe and map the existing and planned on -road and off -road bicycle facilities in your community. ❑ Map and describe the Regional Bicycle Transportation Network (RBTN) within your community: ❑ Show all Tier 1 and Tier 2 RBTN corridors and alignments. ❑ Show the relationship of the RBTN to the local bicycle network of off -road trails and on -street bikeways including all existing and planned connections. Include locations of regional employment clusters and activity center nodes (as shown on the RBTN map) and other local activity centers. ❑ For Tier 1 and Tier 2 corridors on the RBTN, describe and map the existing or planned bicycle facility alignments that are within the established corridors; the purpose of these corridors is as a placeholder for cities/counties to designate a planned alignment. If there is a planned alignment that would fulfill the intent of the corridor and that lies within and in line with the corridor's directional orientation that the community would propose to replace the established corridor, map that alignment and denote by indicating it as "proposed for the RBTN." ❑ Analyze and address the need for local bicycle and pedestrian facility improvements to provide connections that remove major physical barriers (i.e., freeways, railroad corridors, rivers and streams) on the regional (RBTN) and local networks. Discuss pedestrian system needs in a manner that responds to your community designation (as described in Thrive MSP 2040) and addresses the needs of your community. Aviation ❑ Identify policies and ordinances that protect regional airspace from obstructions. Include how your community will notify the FAA of proposed structures. ❑ Recognize seaplane use on surface waters as designated and regulated by MnDOT; communities should recognize these areas on plan maps where appropriate and consider issues of land use compatibility. ❑ Map any facilities such as radio beacons or other air navigation aids sited in off -airport locations and address how they will be protected from physical encroachment and electronic interference through your local ordinance and notification processes. Your system statement will indicate whether your community hosts one of these facilities. Freight ❑ Identify railways, barge facilities and truck or intermodal freight terminals within the community. ❑ Identify other important nodes that may generate freight movement, such as industrial parks and large shopping areas. ❑ Map the road network showing volumes of multi -axle trucks (also known as "heavy commercial average annual daily traffic or HCAADT") for Principal Arterial and A -Minor functional classifications. ❑ Identify any local roadway issues or problem areas for goods movement, such as weight -restricted roads or bridges, bridges with insufficient height or width clearances, locations with unprotected road crossings of active rail lines, or intersections with inadequate turning radii. Page - 5 1 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL LOCAL PLANNING HANDBOOK Print Date: 3/10/2016 Checklist of Minimum Requirements for Ramsey