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<br />City of Ramsey <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br />Transportation Element <br /> <br />TABLE 3-3 <br />VOLUME:CAPACITY RATIO AND LEVEL OF SERVICE RELATIONSHIP <br /> <br />V/C RATIO LOS DESCRIPTION OF ROAD CONDffiONS <br />0.00 - 0.60 "A" Free flow. Individual motorists are virtually unaffected by others in <br /> the traffic stream. <br />0.61 - 0.70 "B" Stable flow. Presence of other drivers begins to be noticed, but <br /> freedom to select desired speed is unaffected by other motorists. <br />0.71 - 0.80 "C" Stable flow. Individual motorists are significantly aware of others. <br /> Abilitv to select travel speed is affected by others. <br />0.81 - 0.90 "D" High density, but stable flow. Speed and maneuverability are <br /> severely restricted. Motorists and pedestrians experience poor <br /> comfort levels. LOS "D" represents acceptable operations. <br />0.91 - 1.00 "E" Operating conditions are near or at capacity. All speeds are <br /> reduced to low. Maneuverability is extremely difficult, and <br /> comfort/convenience is extremely poor. LOS "E" represents <br /> unacceptable operations. <br />> 1. 00 "F" Forced breakdown of progression within the traffic stream <br /> characterized by stop and go waves, which are very unstable. <br /> <br />Source: Biko Associates, Ine, Hi~wav Caoacity ManualInstitute of Transportation Engineers, 1985. <br /> <br />Current and forecast, daily traffic volumes for the study area are shown on Figure 3-4. A <br />comparison of current traffic volumes and available capacity of existing roads indicated that key <br />roads in Ramsey operate at LOS "e" or better. Analysis of the 2010, daily traffic forecast for TH <br />47, between CSAH 5 and CR 116, indicated an increase from 8,800 to 14,530 vehicles per day. <br />By itself: this increase is not critical, because the traffic-carrying capacity of this segment of TH <br />47 will accommodate the forecast volume at acceptable LOS "D." <br /> <br />Other issues, such as the design and geometrics of this segment ofTH 47 and future development <br />opportunities, when combined with the 65 percent increase in daily traffic, are critical. <br /> <br />Page 3-16 <br />