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We would suggest that there is, indeed, impact including capacity, financial costs of construction and maintenance, etc. Because of these design and budgetary concerns, improvements such as signals, turn lanes, channelization, additional lanes for capacity, etc., should be considered the responsibility of the developers and/or the City. Response: Comment noted. The suggested mitigation measures for transportation are made in the context of regional traffic patterns and while associated with the project traffic are not solely required to serve project traffic. Rather, by bringing the future level of service to an acceptable level, the project mitigation provides accommodation for future regional traffic demand. Comment 8.10: The County regularly coordinates its systemic transportation issues with Mn/DOT. Due to its size and impact, the transportation issues posed by the Ramsey Town Center should also be coordinated with Mn/DOT plans for TH 10, commuter rail, commuter transit, and transit facilities for the area. Response: See response to Mn/DOT Comment #6.1. Comment 8.11: We would like to see provisions made in the Town Center design to accommodate a future potential pedestrian bridge, over TH 10 connecting the Town Center development to Mississippi West Regional Park. We concur that this should be aligned with the proposed treatment pond south of TH 10. In the interim, provisions should be made at the intersection of TH 10 and Ramsey Boulevard to accommodate pedestrian movement between the park and Town Center. Response: The intersection improvements at TH 10 and Ramsey Boulevard described in Section 21 would include accommodation for pedestrians. The text on pages 21-8, B-17, and D-19 is revised to the following: "TH 10 at Ramsey Boulevard —add an eastbound and a westbound through lane on the intersection approaches; add an eastbound and a southbound left turn lane and a westbound right turn lane. Provision for pedestrian crossings of TH 10 needs to be included. ..." The project sponsor is committed to providing a pedestrian bridge of some kind in the future. The location and design of the bridge will depend upon several of the negotiations currently under way as part of the project design. Comment 8.12: The design of the Ramsey Boulevard and TH 10 intersection must also accommodate the future vehicular connection between the park and Ramsey Boulevard south of TH 10. Ingress/egress to the park will need to be considered, with turn -lanes and stacking from TH 10 to the park entrance, and from the park entrance to TH 10. Response: The requested intersection improvements would also be required to serve development in the Rivenwick 3rd Subdivision south of TH10. However, additional demand from the Park may require longer storage lengths in the westbound left turn and eastbound right turn lanes. The text on page 21-8 and page D-19 is revised to the following: 34-14