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t 0 aM NAC p Z RA N'IS1'.Y Task 2.2: Transportation Plans Objective: Prepare a Transportation Plan for the City of Ramsey that fulfills the requirements of the Metropolitan Council as well as provide guidance for future decisions affecting transportation infrastructure. Description: Bolton&Menk will expand upon previous comprehensive transportation planning work, which focused on roadway system needs, and create a more balanced, multi-modal transportation system vision for the City of Ramsey. Highway and Roads Requirements: Bolton&Menk will review and consolidate previous roadway system planning documents to provide the City of Ramsey transportation system policies, standards, and guidelines. These will include a review of the existing and planned Roadway Functional Classification, Roadway Capacity, Access Management Guidelines, Geometric Design Standards, and Roadway Jurisdictions. Bolton& Menk will work with city staff to resolve conflicting recommendations between the previous planning efforts. Previous planning efforts that will be used for the completion of this task include, but are not limited to: • 2001 City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan • TH 10 Access Management Project • TH 47 Subarea Study • Ramsey Town Center, Ramsey Crossings, Pulte Homes ^ Environmental Documents Bolton &Menk will update and build upon work already completed by previous comprehensive planning including: ^ • Review Existing System Volumes and Capacity Needs • Review 5-yr Crash History within the City .-. • Update Future Roadway Functional Classification Map • Update Regional Travel Demand Model(provided by Anoka County)with updated 2030 Social and Economic data. (Anoka County has agreed to provide the previous model prepared on ^ behalf of the City) • Update Future Roadway and Capacity Needs and Safety Needs Bolton& Menk will provide input on potential land use planning scenarios as they relate to capacity improvements on the roadway system. Strategies that include developing land use plans where goods and services can be easily reached by walking, biking, and/or transit will be encouraged. Bicycle and Pedestrian Requirements: In addition to roadway system planning, Bolton& Menk will assist in developing travel demand management goals and implementation strategies that help reduce the reliance on the vehicular travel and traffic congestions. Bolton& Menk will expand upon the City's Park and Trails Plan to ensure Ramsey3 walkability objectives can be included in the comprehensive plan. Since much of the Proposal for Professional Planning and Engineering Services Section 2-6 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update Submitted by: �-. City of Ramsey, Minnesota NAC and Bolton& Menk ^