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Purpose Statement <br />The purpose of the Highway 47 Plan is to create a plan for a vibrant, business -friendly, safe corridor. This <br />plan focuses on the aesthetics of the corridor, and seeks to improve the image of the corridor. The <br />Highway 47 corridor will not gain additional lanes, but will only see slight reconfiguration in coming <br />years per the MnDOT. <br />Throughout the City's comprehensive planning process, the City heard feedback and concerns from <br />residents about the lack of investment, safety issues, and desire for an improved image along Highway <br />47. Highway 47 is one of the City of Ramsey's two main highways in the community. Highway 10 runs <br />east west through the community, while Highway 47 is a main north -south route. While the majority of <br />the land uses along the corridor are residential, there are business nodes throughout that have seen <br />disinvestment and a desire from the community for a thriving business district. <br />The City seeks to position itself for future funding opportunities from local, regional, and state agencies <br />to improve the corridor. This document shall serve as the vision and plan for the corridor. <br />Study Area <br />The Highway 47 plan encompasses the entire Highway 47 corridor within the City of Ramsey, from <br />Bunker Lake Boulevard in the south to Ford Brook and 180th Lane NW in the north. The Highway 47 plan <br />focuses on key areas, but hopes to improve the entire corridor. <br />Existing Conditions <br />The Highway 47 corridor is a Minnesota State Highway, which is a two-lane highway in the northern <br />portion of the Highway and extends to a four -lane, separated highway around the Bunker Lake <br />Boulevard intersection until Alpine Drive. The highway is separated with a median from Bunker Lake <br />Boulevard to just north of Alpine Drive, with a few gaps to allow for turns. The Highway 47 corridor has a <br />sound wall north of Xkimo Street running until Alpine Drive along the adjacent residential properties. <br />Strengths <br />• Highly visible to thousands of people <br />everyday <br />• Major corridor in community, well -used <br />• Destinations near Bunker Lake Blvd <br />• Strong residential base for nearby <br />commercial <br />• Close to parks system <br />Weaknesses <br />• Corridor feels unsafe <br />• Failing commercial node at 167th Ave and <br />Highway 47 <br />• Code enforcement issues <br />• Commercial spaces are surrounded by <br />residential, low -density neighborhoods, <br />which limits the market <br />• Noise along highway <br />2 <br />