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I I I I I I I I I I I I I ,I I I I I I TRANSIT Transportation alternatives other than private automobiles are limited in the City. The City is not served by regional transit systems nor is it likely to be in the near future. Anoka County has initiated the Anoka County Traveler service which offers access to the regional system through the use of minibuses. The buses are handicap accessible and provide services throughout the County. The start-up program provides service to Ramsey on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Since the program has only recently begun, no meaningful ridership data is yet available. The City should encourage the use of this service for residents as a cost effective alternative to complement transportation service demands. LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT The County's 2010 Transit System Concept Plan indicates that light rail transit (LRT) could be extended to Ramsey. This, however, is likely to be beyond the year 2010 planning period and would parallel the Highway #10 Corridor. The City will continue to work with the County as LRT plans are further developed. V. TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ZONES/LAND USE ANALYSIS The City is currently divided into ten traffic analysis zones (TAZ) (Figure 12). This is an increase from the last MUSA expansion at which time the City was divided into three traffic analysis zones. Future land use was analyzed by traffic analysis zone to determine potential impacts on the Metropolitan Highway System. Table 8 indicates a total of approximately 1,366,689 square feet of possible business/commercial and industrial building development. Approximately 72 percent of this possible development is located in TAZs 44, 45, 46, and 47. Table 8 translates the developable acreage into potential building square footage assuming a 15 percent maximum lot coverage for industrial lands and rural business and 30 percent lot coverage for commercial businesses in the urban service area. Table 9 indicates the potential number of employees based on Metropolitan Council conversion factors for different commercial and industrial uses. Under these assumptions, the potential exists at this development level for approximately 2,870 employees in the City. The majority of these will be employed in T AZs 44, 45, 46, and 47. Table 10 shows the employment projections for the retail segment of the currently available commercially zoned property. The total number of commercial/industrial trips generated per day at this level of development could approach 40,000 movements. This underscores the need for continued development of frontage roads along T.H. #10, controlling access to T.H. #10, and providing efficient internal circulation in the business and commercial areas of the City. Additional east/west collectors have been budgeted for in the City's year 2000 Capital Improvements Program. 22