Agenda - Council Work Session - 10/12/2021

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m DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NORTHWEST METRO Mississippi River Crossings: Existing Conditions Overview and Need Context and Land Use Traffic Analysis Improvement Concepts Next Steps The Context Analysis provides a look at the studies and work that have been completed in the feasibility analysis area during the last three decades. Review of city and county comprehensive plans provides a look at what the communities expect to occur in the next 20 years and how they are planning and positioning for this to occur. In total, the context analysis considered: Transportation studies by state/metro agenci County mprehensive plans 4 Image displays that 10 transportation studies, 4 county comp plans and 13 city comprehensive plans were reviewed. Key Takeaways 0 0 0 0 0 The need for additional capacity across and along the river has been studied multiple times in the last 30 years. Most of these past studies identified the need for additional capacity within the corridor. Some, but not all, identified the need for additional Mississippi River crossings. Growth is anticipated to continue throughout the analysis area. The cities of Ramsey, Corcoran and Dayton are among the fastest growing communities in the Twin Cities Metropolitan area. Comprehensive plans for many communities in the region identify a concentration of more intense development along the major highway corridors (101, 169 and 610). These plans include mixed use and higher density development. In some cases, the areas are targeted for transit -oriented development. Capacity investments have been made in the regional roadway network to address existing traffic congestion and future growth in the region. Some individual communities have made investments on the north side of the Mississippi River to accommodate a future crossing. page 3