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City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Amendment Transportation Element Given Ramsey's location in the region and its current, sparse population, provision of fixed route transit services is not feasible. Transit planners recommend a density of 15 dwelling units per acre as the minimum level of residential development necessary to support fixed route transit services. Because of the many TH 10 access opportunities, however, Ramsey residents can easily utilize the park-and-ride lots that have been located in the area. Existing park-and-ride lots that serve Ramsey residents are located along CSAH 7 south of CR 116 and at the Anoka-Ramsey Community College, both in the City of Anoka. MCTO Route 27 runs these park-and-ride lots and other activity centers in Anoka (Anoka Technical College, Anoka Metro Center, and Anoka High School) and downtown Minneapolis. Generally, Route 27 operates on half-hour, 45 minute, and hour-long headways depending on the time of day. It is recommended that Ramsey should evaluate travel patterns in its expanded Urban Service Area to determine the future need for public transportation services. As the density of residential development and need for transit increase, limited fixed route transit services or paratransit services might be extended to this area to operate as feeders to regular route services in the City of Anoka. It is also recommended that the City pursue development of park- and-ride lots within its borders. As recommended above, a study should be conducted to determine the need for Ramsey-based lots and the extent to which they would be utilized. Such a study would additionally need to address land availability, sizing, access, transit circulation, and financing issues. It was recommended in the Anoka County Comprehensive Transportation Plan that park-and-ride lots should be located in the vicinity of the CR 83!TH 10 and TH 47/CR 27 intersections. As stated in the Anoka County Plan, if the City received a favorable response from potential park- and-ride patrons, it could apply to Mn/DOT for federal funds to acquire and improve additional park-and-ride sites. Light Rail Transit The Anoka County Comprehensive Light Rail Transit (LRT) System Plan was prepared in 1989, to identify LRT alignment alternatives. Analysis in the Plan showed that the most feasible LRT line would run between downtown Minneapolis and the Northtown Shopping Center, and that extension ofLRT further to the north would not be feasible until 2010. Pllge 3-32