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<br />Qty of Ramsey <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br />Transportation Element <br /> <br />EastlWest Road Issues and Needs <br /> <br />. Overall lack of continuous east/west roads in Ramsey. <br />. Lack of direct access between Armstrong Boulevard and Ramsey Boulevard. <br />. Lack of continuous alignment (direct routing) on CR 63 where it intersects CSAH 5. <br />. Improve/reconstruct CR 116 from CR 56 to Dysprosium Street. <br /> <br />Need for Additional Mississippi River Crossing <br /> <br />Within the vicinity of the study area there are three Mississippi River crossings. These bridges <br />playa very important function in the region, linking third ring suburban communities in the <br />northwestern part of the region with the central cities and first and second ring communities. The <br />most westerly crossing is the TH 101 crossing in Elk River. Approximately 11 miles to the east is <br />the second crossing at Highway (Hwy) 169 in the City of Anoka. The third crossing is <br />approximately six: miles east ofHwy 169 where TH 252 crosses the river in Coon Rapids. <br /> <br />Because of the location of these bridges, some of the traffic using Hwy 10 is vehicles traveling <br />east and west to access one of the three bridges to accomplish a river crossing. Analysis has <br />shown that Hwy 10 traffic will operate at LOS "E" or "F" by Year 2010 given its forecast volume <br />(75,000 vehicles per day) and the available capacity (two lanes in each direction). <br /> <br />Constructing an additional Mississippi River crossing and allowing traffic to cross the river <br />without:traveling on Hwy 10 would serve to reduce the forecast volume. The City of Ramsey, <br />which covers five and one-half miles between TH 101 and Hwy 169, would be a good,Jocation for <br />the new bridge. A bridge constructed in Ramsey would serve a travel shed that includes Ramsey, <br />the northern townships, and parts of Elk River and Anoka. <br /> <br />Public Transportation Issues and Needs <br /> <br />. Need to evaluate travel patterns in Ramsey to identify opportunities to increase the role of <br />public transportation for intra-community and inter-community trips. <br />. Need to develop facilities and programs to provide Ramsey residents alternatives to the <br />automobile mode of travel. <br /> <br />Page 3-19 <br />