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CITY OF RAMSEY <br />PR II 11: Vial I II <br />Purpose <br />Ramsey Gateway Highway 10 Project <br />Goals and Objectives - DRAFT <br />The purpose of this document is to outline the goals and objectives for the Ramsey Gateway Highway 10 <br />Project. The goals and objectives are intended to align with state and local transportation plans as much <br />as possible. They build off the existing conditions, issues and needs outlined in the Existing Conditions <br />Memorandum and define desired results or outcomes. Multiple objectives for each goal to provide <br />additional details on how the goal can be achieved. The goals and objectives will be used as the <br />framework to guide the identification and evaluation of improvement alternatives along Highway 10. <br />Corridor Goals and Obiectives <br />A. Safely accommodate all users (vehicles, freight, rail, transit, pedestrians, bicycles) <br />a. Improve safety by striving for crash and severity rates below statewide averages for <br />comparable facilities <br />b. Provide safe pedestrian and bicycle facilities and crossings of roads and rail <br />c. Provide reasonable and responsible access <br />B. Provide efficient vehicle and freight mobility and access <br />a. Provide acceptable mobility and system reliability on Highway 10 <br />b. Ensure acceptable vehicle delay and travel times for arterial highways (e.g., Highway 10, <br />Sunfish Lake Blvd, Ramsey Blvd, and Armstrong Blvd) <br />c. Serve the projected regional and local growth demands <br />d. Minimize vehicle delay due to railroad operations <br />e. Manage access to optimize mobility <br />C. Develop a financially responsible infrastructure implementation plan <br />a. Develop projects and phasing that meet schedule and funding constraints <br />b. Minimize right-of-way cost <br />c. Minimize lifecycle costs <br />d. Maximize benefit -cost of improvements <br />D. Support plans to build a connected and recognizable business corridor <br />a. Accommodate existing and future land uses <br />b. Seek consistency with state, regional and local plans <br />c. Provide clarity to areas needed for future roadway improvements <br />d. Promote business expansion <br />e. Support connections of Ramsey assets to Highway 10 <br />f. Attract visitors and residents to the Highway 10 corridor by car, bike or foot <br />g. Create a cohesive and inviting aesthetic <br />E. Provide infrastructure improvements compatible with the natural and built environment <br />a. Avoid impacts to environmental resources <br />b. Minimize impacts to the built environment <br />8/27/18 1 <br />BO LTO N <br />& MENK <br />Real Pcoplr.1101501utbni.. <br />