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Oty of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Amendment Transportation Element Based on expected absorption rates, build-out for the 2,390 acre tract would not occur until after 2010. As shown in Table 3-4, the build-out trip generation estimates are very high. The current land use designations were estimated to generate 189,380 daily trips and 20,130 PM peak hour trips. By comparison, the recommended land use designations would generate a similar number of trips; 192,725 throughout the day and 19,815 during the PM peak hour. The analysis did not account for shared or pass-by trips, which would reduce the estimated trip totals, but not by any substantial amounts. Neither directional distribution nor traffic assignment analyses '\Vere conducted to determine the percentage of trips that would access lH 10 or other roads serving the 2,390 acre tract ofland. It is fair to assume that a significant portion of the trips would access lH 10, because of the regional characteristics of the current and recommended land use designations. lH 47 Travel Demand and Corridor Study Based on analysis conducted for the Anoka County 2010 Comprehensive Transportation Plan (BRW, Inc.; 1995), lH 47 between CSAH 5 and CR 116 will operate at LOS "D" by 2010. Analysis showed, as illustrated on Figure 3-4, that this segment oflH 47 will carry 14,530 vehicles per day. The Anoka County Plan recommended an upgrade to four lanes to provide additional capacity for the forecast volume of traffic. No other roads or segments of roads in Ramsey were identified in the Anoka County Plan as needing capacity additions. The City ;ofRamsey has determined that available land along lH 47 between 167th Avenue and CR 116 should be developed for residential and commercial use. Current adjacent land uses consist mostly of agricultural and single family residential developments. Notwithstanding the basic rural environment, this segment oflH 47 is beginning to demonstrate land use patterns and traffic characteristics typical of many two lane highways that provide access for Greater Minnesota to the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan areas and the regional road system. As more development occurs along lH 47, additional traffic will use the road and create the need for additional access. Numerous turning movements, combined with the forecast high volumes along lH 47 create operational and safety problems. The lH 47 corridor already has an accident rate of2.9 accidents per million vehicle miles. This rate is 140 percent higher than the statewide average for similar two lane roads. Page 3-25