Agenda - Council Work Session - 10/12/2021

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Thurston Avenue and Main Street. Local access will be served with supporting roadways leading to interchanges at Main Street and Thurston Avenue. Progress Since the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update, plans to convert TH 10/TH 169 through Anoka to a freeway have been finalized and funding allocated. Key Takeaways • Trends support the expectation of significant growth in population, households, and employment in the City of Anoka that will inherently generate increased traffic pressure on TH 10/TH169 • The highway system is currently over capacity and this condition is expected to worsen significantly by 2040 • Improvements are programmed to alleviate congestion and capacity issues along TH 10/TH 169 through Anoka Brooklyn Park Comprehensive Plan (2018) Look Back Brooklyn Park had an estimated population of 80,450 among 27,539 households and employed 24,084 in 2016. The completion of TH 610 to 1-94 and the reconstruction of TH 169 north of CR 81 have provided significant capacity in Brooklyn Park. TH 610 has nearly 200 acres of adjacent prime land available for development. Look to Future Brooklyn Park anticipates a population increase to 97,900 by 2040 with households and employment anticipated to increase to 34,300 and 40,200, respectively. Mixed -Use and Business Park development is planned for the TH 169/TH 610 interchange, anticipated to occur in the northeast, southeast, and southwest quadrants from 2021-2030 and in the northwest quadrant from 2031-2040. In total, development of the identified commercial, employment and mixed -use areas could accommodate 18,071 new jobs in Brooklyn Park by the year 2040. TH 610 is ultimately planned to include another interchange at 1-94 in Maple Grove which, combined with a connection to CSAH 30 west of 1-94, will likely result in increased traffic on TH 610 through Brooklyn Park. By 2040, the TH 252 is anticipated to be converted to a freeway. The need to develop multi -agency studies for additional lanes along highway segments is also identified in the plan. Progress The TH 169/101 interchange is programmed for 2020/2021 construction and will include a full land access interchange (folded diamond to the north) with auxiliary lanes along TH 169 between TH 610 and the proposed interchange. Key Takeaways • Brooklyn Park anticipates nearly 22% growth in population and large increases in housing and employment by 2040. • Identified commercial, employment and mixed -use development could accommodate over 18,000 new jobs by 2040. NW Metro Mississippi River Crossings Feasibility Analysis Page 124