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Goals Policies PUBLIC FACILITIES GOALS _ AND POLICIES A. TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT Provide a better system of collector roads to accommodate increased traffic in Ramsey. Minimize safety hazards on some roads and intersections. Design roads and bridges to be sensitive to other concerns such as environment and recreation. Encourage residents to conserve energy by car or vanpooling. The City will provide east -west and north -south collectors at approximately one mile intervals or less. The City will initiate constructing a service existing development. access onto TH 10 from arterial minor arterial collector local 86 a study with Mn /DOT for planning and road along TH 10 where there is The City will also prohibit direct new developments. Where possible, the City will acquire the right -of ways for proposed collector streets at the time of platting, rather than prior to development. 4) The City will prohibit access from residential lots to collector streets and arterials. 5) All road construction requiring bridges shall allow enough clearance for trails to pass beneath them. 6) Roadways shall be designed to minimize negative environ- mental impact and avoid sensitive areas where possible. 7) The installation of signals along TH 10 will be coordinated to accompany other street improvements through the capital improvement program. 8) The City will adopt the following road standards: R/W Width 100' -300! 80' -100' 80' 66' The City will not require road improvement requirements for urban areas which are scheduled for sewer and water within 5 years, if the developer provides an escrow for the improvements-.