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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Cindy Sherman <br />January 13, 1999 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />4. The plan does not build the case to support access management. The City appears to be <br />supportive of various techniques but to be able to require certain changes in present practices or <br />on the part of developers the City will be required to establish why this is in the public good. <br /> <br />One key strategy is to plan land uses and transportation together so they complement one another. <br />This concept could be added to the access management policy. The discussion of City policy by <br />development type could include policies that integrate land use and transportation. <br /> <br />5. The Plan does not included bicycle or pedestrian facilities as modes of travel. Without such <br />plans, the City will not be eligible to receive federal transportation funds allocated through the <br />TAB/Council process. <br /> <br />6. The City's east/west minor arterial appears to be inadequate given the level of growth to 2020. <br />One of the reasons for the high traffic volume on TH 10 may be due to the lack of other east/west <br />opportunities. <br /> <br />7. Does the Anoka Co. 2015 transportation plan accurately portray the City's growth? By location <br />and type? <br /> <br />8. The mileage of different types of roads on the top of page 52 appears inaccurate. <br /> <br />9. The plan does not appear to follow through On some goals. For example, Goal 2 is not supported <br />by either a purposeful bicycle or pedestrian facility plan. <br /> <br />We note that Lisa Christianson, a transportation planner and local government liaison with the <br />Metropolitan Division of MnlDOT has provided the Cty with several additional comments in a January <br />8, 1999 letter. <br /> <br />B. Aviation -- (Chauncey Case, 651-602-1724) <br /> <br />This section addresses issues regarding the relationship of the City's plan to the aviation airspace and <br />airports in the region. A review of the plan indicates the following: <br /> <br />The draft Comprehensive Plan recognizes that there are no airports existing within the City's boundaries. <br />However, the City of Ramsey is within the region's general airspace. This airspace needs to be protected <br />from potential obstructions to air navigation. The plan should acknowledge the need to protect this <br />general airspace in its plan (page 53) and also include a paragraph on "notification" to MnDOT <br />concerning proposed structures. This notification should be a policy under the section on Implementing <br />Transportation Plan (page 60). In the implementation section there should be reference to a local <br />ordinance that provides for the airspace protection. . <br /> <br />The Aviation chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide (MDG) includes policies and text on <br />protection of the regions' airspace resource. The airspace policy supports the need to include both Federal <br />and State safety standards, which must be a major consideration in the planning, design, maintenance and <br />operation of air transportation facilities and services. <br /> <br />A community has a responsibility to include airspace protection in its comprehensive plan. There are three <br />types of communities involved in airspace protection: <br />